Where does “свекръ” come from?
свекръ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic svekrъ, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros — father-in-law.
свекръ (Old Church Slavonic): father-in-law, husband's father
Definitions
- father-in-law, husband's father
Ancestry of “свекръ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | svekrъ | woman's father-in-law |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱuros | father-in-law |