Where does “свекровь” come from?

свекровь (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic свекрꙑ, from Proto-Slavic svekry, from Proto-Indo-European sweḱrúh₂, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros — father-in-law.

свекровь (Russian): a woman’s mother-in-law

Definitions

  1. a woman’s mother-in-law

Ancestry of “свекровь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicсвекрꙑmother-in-law
2Proto-Slavicsvekrywoman's mother-in-law
3Proto-Indo-Europeansweḱrúh₂mother-in-law
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱurosfather-in-law
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweḱrúh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic svekry →