સાસુ

Gujarati

Etymology

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).

Pronunciation

Noun

સાસુ • (sāsu) f (masculine સસરો)

  1. mother-in-law

Derived terms
  • સાસુજાયો (sāsujāyo)
  • સાસુનો (sāsuno)

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