Where does “yuga” come from?

yuga (English) comes from Sanskrit युग, from Proto-Indo-Iranian yugám, from Proto-Indo-European yugóm, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

yuga (English): In Hindu theology, an epoch or era within a cycle...

Definitions

  1. In Hindu theology, an epoch or era within a cycle...

Ancestry of “yuga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritयुगyoke, team; pair, couple, brace; a race of men,...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianyugámyoke
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yugóm →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian yugám →