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Where does “yogin” come from?

Yogin comes from Hindi योगी, derived from Sanskrit योगिन्, formed with the Sanskrit suffix -इन् from the Proto-Indo-European root yewg- meaning to join or unite.

yogin (English): Alternative spelling of yogi

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of yogi

Ancestry of “yogin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishyogiA devotee or adherent of yoga; To turn into a...
2Hindiयोगीyogi, somebody who practices yoga
3Sanskritयोगिन्Yogi, one who practises Yoga
4Sanskritयोगthe act of yoking, joining, attaching,...
5Proto-Indo-Aryanyáwgas—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianyáwgasteam, yoke; yoking
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyéwg-o-s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
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