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Where does “jъgo” come from?

jъgo (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic juga-, from Proto-Indo-European yugóm, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

Ancestry of “jъgo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicjuga-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

Words derived from “jъgo”

  • иго
  • иго
  • igo
  • иго
  • jho
  • иго
  • jьgo
  • igo
  • иго
  • jigò
  • jugò
  • jaiďü
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg- →