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Where does “yuxtáh” come from?

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

Ancestry of “yuxtáh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianyuktás—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyugtósyoked, joined
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

Words derived from “yuxtáh”

  • çifte
  • çift
  • جفت
  • çift
  • çifteli
  • چفت
  • ǰuxt
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