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Where does “swésōr” come from?

swésōr (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European su-h₁ésh₂-ōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.

swésōr (Proto-Indo-European): sister

Definitions

  1. sister

Ancestry of “swésōr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansu-h₁ésh₂-ōr—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

Words derived from “swésōr”

  • sister
  • cousin
  • sisterhood
  • sisterly
  • sorority
  • stepsister
  • cousinly
  • cousinship
  • sororate
  • cousinhood
  • unsisterly
  • sisterless
  • Soroptimist
  • sisterliness
  • sistership
  • stepcousin
  • cousinry
  • sororicide
  • uncousinly
  • sisterlike
  • sistergirl
  • sisterfucker
  • unsisterliness
  • sororize
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