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

Definitions

  1. son-in-law

Ancestry of “šwigersyn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Sorbiansynson
2Proto-Slavicsynъson
3Proto-Balto-Slavicsū́ˀnusson
4Proto-Indo-European*suhnús—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *suhnús →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic sū́ˀnus →Every word from Proto-Slavic synъ →