Where does “जोइ” come from?

जोइ (Nepali) comes from Prakrit 𑀚𑀼𑀯𑀇, from Sanskrit युवति, from Proto-Indo-European h₂yú-Hn̥-ti-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₂yéwHō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂óyu, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.

जोइ (Nepali): wife

Definitions

  1. wife

Ancestry of “जोइ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Prakrit𑀚𑀼𑀯𑀇a young woman
2Sanskritयुवतिa young woman; a girl
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂yú-Hn̥-ti-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂yéwHōyoung
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂óyulong time, lifetime
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning

Words derived from “जोइ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂óyu →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂yéwHō →