Where does “भ्रातृश्वशुर” come from?

भ्रातृश्वशुर (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit भ्रातृ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.

भ्रातृश्वशुर (Sanskrit): elder brother of the husband

Definitions

  1. elder brother of the husband

Ancestry of “भ्रातृश्वशुर”, step by step

भ्रातृश्वशुर traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit भ्रातृ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritभ्रातृbrother; kinsman, relative; friend
2Proto-Indo-AryanbʰráHtābrother
3Proto-Indo-IranianbʰráHtābrother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother

via Sanskrit श्वशुर

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritश्वशुरfather-in-law
2Proto-Indo-Aryanswáśuras—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianswáćurasfather-in-law
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱurosfather-in-law
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰráHtā →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan bʰráHtā →