Where does “कांस्ययुग” come from?

कांस्ययुग (Hindi) comes from Hindi युग, 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.

कांस्ययुग (Hindi): bronze age

Definitions

  1. bronze age

Ancestry of “कांस्ययुग”, step by step

कांस्ययुग traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi युग

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiयुगage, epoch
2Sanskritयुगyoke, team; pair, couple, brace; a race of men,...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianyugámyoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

via Sanskrit कांस्य

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकांस्यmade of bell-metal
2Sanskritकंसmetal cup; bell-metal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yugóm →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian yugám →