Where does “pusseserė” come from?

pusseserė (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian sesuo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic swésō, from Proto-Indo-European swésōr, from Proto-Indo-European su-h₁ésh₂-ōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.

pusseserė (Lithuanian): female cousin

Definitions

  1. female cousin

Ancestry of “pusseserė”, step by step

pusseserė traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian sesuo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniansesuosister
2Proto-Balto-Slavicswésōsister
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswésōrsister
4Proto-Indo-Europeansu-h₁ésh₂-ōr
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

via Lithuanian pusė

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianpusėhalf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥Every word from Proto-Indo-European su-h₁ésh₂-ōrEvery word from Proto-Indo-European swésōr