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

Definitions

  1. a mother-in-law

Ancestry of “श्वश्रू”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-AryanswaśrúH—
2Proto-Indo-IranianswaćrúHa mother-in-law
3Proto-Indo-Europeansweḱrúh₂mother-in-law
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱurosfather-in-law

Words derived from “श्वश्रू”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweḱrúh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian swaćrúH →