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Where does “шогор” come from?

шогор (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Hungarian sógor, from German Schwager, from Middle High German swāger, from Old High German suāgur, from Proto-Germanic swēgraz, from Proto-Indo-European swēḱurós, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros — father-in-law.

Ancestry of “шогор”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariansógorbrother-in-law
2GermanSchwagerbrother-in-law; in-law; a fairly distant relative...
3Middle High Germanswāger—
4Old High Germansuāgur—
5Proto-Germanicswēgraza male person that came into a family through...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswēḱurósbrother-in-law
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱurosfather-in-law

Words derived from “шогор”

  • шогорица
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