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
Ancestry of “श्वशुर”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | swáśuras | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | swáćuras | father-in-law |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱuros | father-in-law |
Words derived from “श्वशुर”