Where does “ǰuxt” come from?

ǰuxt (Middle Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian yuxtáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian yuktás, from Proto-Indo-European yugtós, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

Ancestry of “ǰuxt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianyuxtáh—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianyuktás—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyugtósyoked, joined
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yugtós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian yuktás →