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Where does “свекрꙑ” come from?

свекрꙑ (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic svekry, from Proto-Indo-European sweḱrúh₂, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros — father-in-law.

Ancestry of “свекрꙑ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsvekrywoman's mother-in-law
2Proto-Indo-Europeansweḱrúh₂mother-in-law
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱurosfather-in-law

Words derived from “свекрꙑ”

  • свекровь
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