Where does “svainis” come from?

svainis (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic swaynya-, from Proto-Indo-European swoini.

svainis (Latvian): brother-in-law

Definitions

  1. brother-in-law

Ancestry of “svainis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicswaynya-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswoini—

Words derived from “svainis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swoini →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic swaynya- →