Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *svekrъ (Russian свёкор ‎(svjókor), Czech svekr), Lithuanian šešuras, from Proto-Indo-European *sweḱuros (Latin socer, Ancient Greek ἑκυρός ‎(hekurós), Albanian vjehërr, Sanskrit श्वशुर ‎(śvaśura), Armenian սկեսուր ‎(skesur), Old English sweor).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʋěkar/
• Hyphenation: све‧кар