Where does “जोइ पोइ” come from?

जोइ पोइ (Nepali) comes from Nepali जोइ, 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 पोइ (Nepali): married couple

Definitions

  1. married couple

Ancestry of “जोइ पोइ”, step by step

जोइ पोइ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Nepali जोइ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Nepaliजोइwife
2Prakrit𑀚𑀼𑀯𑀇a young woman
3Sanskritयुवतिa young woman; a girl
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂yú-Hn̥-ti-s
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂yéwHōyoung
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂óyulong time, lifetime
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning

via Nepali पोइ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Nepaliपोइrude way of saying husband
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂óyuEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂yéwHō
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