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Where does “yugám” come from?

yugám (Proto-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian yugám, from Proto-Indo-European yugóm, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

Ancestry of “yugám”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianyugámyoke
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

Words derived from “yugám”

  • یوغ
  • جغ
  • ywg
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