ਦਿਓਰ

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Punjabi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *daHiwā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *daHiwā́, from Proto-Indo-European *dayh₂wḗr (“brother-in-law, husband’s brother”). Cognate with Ancient Greek δᾱήρ (dāḗr), Latin levir, Lithuanian dieveris, Sanskrit देवृ (devṛ́), Old English tācor, Russian де́верь (déverʹ).

Noun[edit]

ਦਿਓਰ • (diora) m (Shahmukhi spelling دیور)

  1. husband's younger brother, brother-in-law
    Synonym: ਜੇਠ (jeṭh)

References[edit]

  • “ਦਿਓਰ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
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