Where does “yuft” come from?

yuft (English) comes 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.

yuft (English): Russia leather

Definitions

  1. Russia leather

Ancestry of “yuft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianю́фтьyuft, Russia leather
2Persianجفتpair; couple; mate
3Pahlaviywht—
4Proto-Iranianyuxtáh—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianyuktás—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyugtósyoked, joined
7Proto-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 →