Where does “înjuga” come from?
înjuga (Romanian) comes from Romanian jug, from Latin jugum, from Proto-Italic jugom, from Proto-Indo-European yugóm, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
înjuga (Romanian): to yoke
Ancestry of “înjuga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | jug | yoke |
| 2 | Latin | jugum | Alternative form of iugum; yoke, ridge; a yoke |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | jugom | yoke |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | yugóm | yoke |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |