vedekla

Etymology
Derived from ; the original meaning was thus “one to be led, taken”. The notion “marrying”, or “bride, fiancée, young wife” are often connected to the stem of, probably because of the idea of the husband “taking, leading” the wife (away from her father); cf. 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 (√ ), 🇨🇬. Note that is still attested in folk tales with the meaning “bride”. Note also a masculine counterpart in 🇨🇬 (but not in ):.

Noun

 * 1) daughter-in-law one's son's wife