Where does “astangajooga” come from?

astangajooga (Finnish) comes from Finnish jooga, from English yoga, from Chamorro yoga.

astangajooga (Finnish): ashtanga

Definitions

  1. ashtanga

Ancestry of “astangajooga”, step by step

astangajooga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jooga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjoogayoga
2EnglishyogaAny of several Hindu or Buddhist disciplines...
3Chamorroyoga—

via Finnish astanga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishastangaSynonym of astangajooga
2Sanskritअष्टाङ्गhaving eight parts
Every word from Chamorro yoga →Every word from English yoga →Every word from Finnish jooga →