Where does “सासरा” come from?
सासरा (Marathi) comes from Sanskrit श्वशुर, from Proto-Indo-Aryan swáśuras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian swáćuras, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros — father-in-law.
सासरा (Marathi): father-in-law
Ancestry of “सासरा”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | श्वशुर | father-in-law |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | swáśuras | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | swáćuras | father-in-law |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱuros | father-in-law |