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Where does “swezōr” come from?

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

swezōr (Proto-Italic): sister

Definitions

  1. sister

Ancestry of “swezōr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanswésōrsister
2Proto-Indo-Europeansu-h₁ésh₂-ōr—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

Words derived from “swezōr”

  • cousin
  • sorority
  • cousinly
  • cousinship
  • sororate
  • cousinhood
  • Soroptimist
  • stepcousin
  • cousinry
  • sororicide
  • uncousinly
  • sororize
  • noncousin
  • cousinless
  • cousiness
  • intersorority
  • cousinfucker
  • cater-cousin
  • grandcousin
  • step-cousin
  • cross-cousin
  • half-cousin
  • cousinfucking
  • consobrinal
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