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Where does “sogra” come from?

sogra (Old Portuguese) comes from Late Latin socra, from Latin socrus, from Latin socer, from Proto-Indo-European sweḱrúh₂, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros — father-in-law.

Ancestry of “sogra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinsocra—
2Latinsocrusmother-in-law
3Latinsocerfather-in-law
4Proto-Indo-Europeansweḱrúh₂mother-in-law
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱurosfather-in-law

Words derived from “sogra”

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