𐬰𐬁𐬨𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭

Avestan

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ā́mātā (“son-in-law”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵem- (“to marry”). Cognate with Sanskrit जामातृ (jā́mātṛ, “son-in-law”), Persian داماد‎ (dâmâd).

Noun

𐬰𐬁𐬨𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭 • (zāmātar) m

  1. son-in-law

Further reading
  • Kanga, Kavasji Edalji (1909), “Son-in-law”, in An English–Avesta Dictionary, Bombay: The Fort Printing Press, →OCLC, page 475
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