vjehërr

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *ueh(u)Vr-, from Proto-Indo-European *sueḱue/or-, *swéḱuros 'father-in-law'. Cognate to Ancient Greek ἑκυρός (hekurós, “father-in-law”), German Schwieger(vater) 'father-in-law', Old English sweor, Latin socer, Russian свёкор (svjókor), Serbo-Croatian svekar, Sanskrit श्वशुर (śvaśura), Armenian սկեսուր (skesur)[1].

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vjɛ.hər/

Noun

vjehërr m

  1. father-in-law

References
  1. Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997
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