Where does “jungi” come from?

jungi (Esperanto) comes from Latin iungō, from Proto-Italic jungō, from Proto-Indo-European yunégti, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

jungi (Esperanto): to couple, harness

Definitions

  1. to couple, harness

Ancestry of “jungi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latiniungōto join, unite, fasten, yoke, harness, attach; esp. of the hand: to clasp, join
2Proto-Italicjungōto yoke; to join
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyunégtito be joining
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yunégti →Every word from Proto-Italic jungō →