Where does “زوز” come from?

زوز (Libyan Arabic) comes from Arabic زَوْج, from Ancient Greek ζεῦγος, from Proto-Indo-European yugóm, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

زوز (Libyan Arabic): two

Definitions

  1. two

Ancestry of “زوز”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicزَوْجcouple; spouse; pair
2Ancient Greekζεῦγοςpair, two things, persons or animals considered...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg-Every word from Proto-Indo-European yugómEvery word from Ancient Greek ζεῦγος
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