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Where does “زوج” come from?

زوج (Arabic) comes from Aramaic זוגא, from Ancient Greek ζεῦγος, from Proto-Indo-European yugóm, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

زوج (Arabic): couple, pair; one of a pair; spouse, mate,...

Definitions

  1. couple, pair; one of a pair; spouse, mate,...

Ancestry of “زوج”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicזוגאyoke, pair
2Ancient Greekζεῦγοςpair, two things, persons or animals considered...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
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