Where does “żewġ” come from?

żewġ (Maltese) 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.

żewġ (Maltese): short attributive form of tnejn; husband; couple

Definitions

  1. short attributive form of tnejn; husband; couple

Ancestry of “żewġ”, 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

Words derived from “żewġ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yugóm →Every word from Ancient Greek ζεῦγος →