Where does “ജോഡി” come from?
ജോഡി (Malayalam) comes from Hindi जोड़ी, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀟, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀚𑁄𑀟𑁂𑀇, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢, from Sanskrit युक्त, from Proto-Indo-Iranian yugtás, from Proto-Indo-European yugtós, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
ജോഡി (Malayalam): pair
Definitions
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Ancestry of “ജോഡി”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | जोड़ी | connection, joining; duo |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀚𑀟 | — |
| 3 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀚𑁄𑀟𑁂𑀇 | — |
| 4 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀚𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 | joined |
| 5 | Sanskrit | युक्त | yoked, fastened, harnessed to; set to work,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | yugtás | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yugtós | yoked, joined |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |