Where does “युग-युगांतर” come from?

युग-युगांतर (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.

युग-युगांतर (Hindi): many successive epochs, a very long period of time

Definitions

  1. many successive epochs, a very long period of time

Ancestry of “युग-युगांतर”, step by step

युग-युगांतर 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 Hindi युगांतर

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiयुगांतर
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg-Every word from Proto-Indo-European yugómEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian yugám