Where does “yogi” come from?
Yogi comes from Hindi योगी, derived from Sanskrit योगिन्, built from the Sanskrit suffix -इन् and the Proto-Indo-European root yewg- meaning to join or yoke.
yogi (English): A devotee or adherent of yoga; To turn into a...
Definitions
- A devotee or adherent of yoga; To turn into a...
Ancestry of “yogi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | योगी | yogi, somebody who practices yoga |
| 2 | Sanskrit | योगिन् | Yogi, one who practises Yoga |
| 3 | Sanskrit | योग | the act of yoking, joining, attaching,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | yáwgas | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | yáwgas | team, yoke; yoking |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yéwg-o-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |