Where does “श्वशुर” come from?

श्वशुर (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan swáśuras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian swáćuras, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros — father-in-law.

श्वशुर (Sanskrit): father-in-law

Definitions

  1. father-in-law

Ancestry of “श्वशुर”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanswáśuras—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianswáćurasfather-in-law
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱurosfather-in-law

Words derived from “श्वशुर”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian swáćuras →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan swáśuras →