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Where does “jenniru” come from?

jenniru (Sicilian) comes from Latin gener, from Proto-Italic genros, from Proto-Indo-European ǵm̥ros, from Proto-Indo-European ǵem- — to marry.

jenniru (Sicilian): son-in-law

Definitions

  1. son-in-law

Ancestry of “jenniru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingenerson-in-law
2Proto-Italicgenros—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵm̥ros—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵem-to marry
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