Where does “देवन्” come from?

देवन् (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian daHiwā́, from Proto-Indo-European dayh₂wḗr — brother-in-law, husband’s brother.

देवन् (Sanskrit): woman's brother-in-law, husband's brother

Definitions

  1. woman's brother-in-law, husband's brother

Ancestry of “देवन्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IraniandaHiwā́husband's brother
2Proto-Indo-Europeandayh₂wḗrbrother-in-law, husband’s brother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dayh₂wḗr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian daHiwā́ →
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