Where does “جغ” come from?
جغ (Persian) comes from Middle Persian ywg, from Proto-Iranian yugám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian yugám, from Proto-Indo-European yugóm, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
Ancestry of “جغ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Persian | ywg | yoke |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | yugám | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | yugám | yoke |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | yugóm | yoke |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |