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Where does “juhta” come from?

juhta (Finnish) comes from Proto-Indo-European yugtós, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

juhta (Finnish): beast of burden

Definitions

  1. beast of burden

Ancestry of “juhta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanyugtósyoked, joined
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

Words derived from “juhta”

  • kantojuhta
  • kuormajuhta
  • ajojuhta
  • vetojuhta
  • työjuhta
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