Where does “šwigersyn” come from?
šwigersyn (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian syn, from Proto-Slavic synъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sū́ˀnus, from Proto-Indo-European *suhnús.
šwigersyn (Lower Sorbian): son-in-law
Ancestry of “šwigersyn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Lower Sorbian | syn | son |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | synъ | son |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | sū́ˀnus | son |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *suhnús | — |