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Where does “देवृ” come from?

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

देवृ (Sanskrit): woman's brother-in-law, husband's brother;...

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “देवृ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IraniandaHiwā́husband's brother
2Proto-Indo-Europeandayh₂wḗrbrother-in-law, husband’s brother
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