deh₂iwḗr

“husband's brother, brother-in-law”

Widely acceptedkinship

brother-in-law

PIE word for husband's brother. Gives Latin lēvir, Greek dāḗr, Sanskrit devár.

bʰréh₂tēr“brother, male sibling”bʰréh₂tēr-yo-“of a brother, brotherly”dʰeh₁-l-“to suckle, nurse”dʰugh₂tḗr“daughter, female offspring”gʷen-“woman, wife”gʷenh₂-es-“womanly, female nature”gʷenh₂-ikos“relating to women, female”gʷenh₂-mn̥“woman, female person”