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Where does “زَوْج” come from?

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

زَوْج (Arabic): couple; spouse; pair

Definitions

  1. couple; spouse; pair

Ancestry of “زَوْج”, step by step

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

Words derived from “زَوْج”

  • żewġ
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