Where does “yojana” come from?
yojana (English) comes from Sanskrit योजन, from Sanskrit युज्, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
yojana (English): A Vedic unit of distance used in ancient India,...
Definitions
- A Vedic unit of distance used in ancient India,...
Ancestry of “yojana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | योजन | act of joining |
| 2 | Sanskrit | युज् | a yoke-fellow , companion , comrade , associate;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |