Where does “sogro” come from?

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

sogro (Portuguese): father-in-law

Definitions

  1. father-in-law

Ancestry of “sogro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesesogro—
2Latinsocrusmother-in-law
3Latinsocerfather-in-law
4Proto-Indo-Europeansweḱrúh₂mother-in-law
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱurosfather-in-law
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweḱrúh₂ →Every word from Latin socer →