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sasuraṁ

sasura

masculine noun, accusative singular

  1. father-in-law
  2. male relative by marriage

Analysis. sa- (with, together) + sura (perhaps related to kinship or family ties); possibly a reduplication or compound denoting a family relation entered into jointly.

Etymology. Likely a Pali innovation or folk etymology; the morphology suggests an old compound, but the ultimate root is uncertain. The prefix sa- (together with) implies a relational term.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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