Where does “ਜੋੱਗਾ” come from?

ਜੋੱਗਾ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit योग्य, from Proto-Indo-European yówg-yo-s, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

ਜੋੱਗਾ (Punjabi): opportune, fit, proper, able, capable, adequate, opposite, applicable

Definitions

  1. opportune, fit, proper, able, capable, adequate, opposite, applicable

Ancestry of “ਜੋੱਗਾ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritयोग्यdraught animal; fit for the yoke; useful,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyówg-yo-sdraught animal, fit for yoking
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yówg-yo-s →Every word from Sanskrit योग्य →