Where does “जोखिम” come from?

जोखिम (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit योगक्षेम, from Sanskrit योग, from Proto-Indo-Aryan yáwgas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian yáwgas, from Proto-Indo-European yéwg-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

जोखिम (Hindi): risk; danger, hazard

Definitions

  1. risk; danger, hazard

Ancestry of “जोखिम”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritयोगक्षेमthe security given by possessions, wealth, etc
2Sanskritयोगthe act of yoking, joining, attaching,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanyáwgas—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianyáwgasteam, yoke; yoking
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyéwg-o-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

Words derived from “जोखिम”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yéwg-o-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian yáwgas →