સાસુ

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Gujarati[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀽 (sassū), from Sanskrit श्वश्रू (śvaśrū́), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *swaśrúH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *swaćrúH, from Proto-Indo-European *sweḱrúh₂ (mother-in-law).[1] Cognate with Sindhi سَسُ / ससु (sasu).

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Noun[edit]

સાસુ (sāsuf (masculine સસરો)

  1. mother-in-law

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śvaśrūˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press