Where does “юфтен” come from?

юфтен (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian юфт, from Russian ю́фть, from Persian جفت, from Pahlavi ywht, from Proto-Iranian yuxtáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian yuktás, from Proto-Indo-European yugtós, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

юфтен (Bulgarian): Russia leather, yuft

Definitions

  1. Russia leather, yuft

Ancestry of “юфтен”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BulgarianюфтRussia leather, yuft
2Russianю́фтьyuft, Russia leather
3Persianجفتpair; couple; mate
4Pahlaviywht—
5Proto-Iranianyuxtáh—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianyuktás—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyugtósyoked, joined
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yugtós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian yuktás →