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Where does “yoga” come from?

Yoga comes from Sanskrit योग, which derives from Proto-Indo-European yewg-, meaning to join or unite.

yoga (English): Any of several Hindu or Buddhist disciplines...

Definitions

  1. Any of several Hindu or Buddhist disciplines...

Ancestry of “yoga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chamorroyoga—

Words derived from “yoga”

  • yogic
  • yogalike
  • yogically
  • yogism
  • nonyogic
  • nonyoga
  • yogawear
  • yogaholic
  • lämpöjooga
  • astangajooga
  • jooga
  • voimajooga
  • jóga
  • jógázik
  • jógát
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