Where does “suegra” come from?
suegra (Old Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin socra, from Latin socrus, from Latin socer, from Proto-Indo-European sweḱrúh₂, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros — father-in-law.
Ancestry of “suegra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vulgar Latin | socra | mother-in-law |
| 2 | Latin | socrus | mother-in-law |
| 3 | Latin | socer | father-in-law |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sweḱrúh₂ | mother-in-law |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱuros | father-in-law |