Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ȷ́ā́mātā

This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵem- (“to marry”). Cognate with Ancient Greek γαμβρός (gambrós), γάμος (gámos) (whence English -gamy).

Noun

*ȷ́ā́mātā m (stem *ĵā́mātr̥)

son-in-law

Descendants

Indo-Aryan: *ȷ́ā́mātā
- Sanskrit: जामातृ (jā́mātṛ) (see there for further descendants)
Iranian: *ȷ́ā́mātā (see there for further descendants)

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