Where does “jõuk” come from?

jõuk (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic joukko, from Proto-Germanic jaukiją, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

jõuk (Estonian): band; gang

Definitions

  1. band; gang

Ancestry of “jõuk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicjoukkogroup
2Proto-Germanicjaukijądraught animal; team of oxen
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jaukiją →Every word from Proto-Finnic joukko →