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Where does “шогорица” come from?

шогорица (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian шо̑гор, 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.

шогорица (Serbo-Croatian): sister in law; co-sister-in-law

Definitions

  1. sister in law; co-sister-in-law

Ancestry of “шогорица”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianшо̑гор—
2Hungariansógorbrother-in-law
3GermanSchwagerbrother-in-law; in-law; a fairly distant relative...
4Middle High Germanswāger—
5Old High Germansuāgur—
6Proto-Germanicswēgraza male person that came into a family through...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswēḱurósbrother-in-law
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱurosfather-in-law
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