Where does “श्वश्रू” come from?
श्वश्रू (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan swaśrúH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian swaćrúH, from Proto-Indo-European sweḱrúh₂, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros — father-in-law.
श्वश्रू (Sanskrit): a mother-in-law
Ancestry of “श्वश्रू”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | swaśrúH | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | swaćrúH | a mother-in-law |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sweḱrúh₂ | mother-in-law |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱuros | father-in-law |
Words derived from “श्वश्रू”