Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ȷ́ā́mātā

This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed terms 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 *ȷ́ā́mātr̥)

1. son-in-law

Descendants

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