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Where does “svekry” come from?

svekry (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European sweḱrúh₂, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros — father-in-law.

svekry (Proto-Slavic): woman's mother-in-law

Definitions

  1. woman's mother-in-law

Ancestry of “svekry”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansweḱrúh₂mother-in-law
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱurosfather-in-law

Words derived from “svekry”

  • свекровь
  • świekra
  • свекрва
  • svekrva
  • svokra
  • свекрꙑ
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