Where does “jugănaș” come from?

jugănaș (Romanian) comes from Romanian jugan, 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.

jugănaș (Romanian): small gelding

Definitions

  1. small gelding

Ancestry of “jugănaș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianjugangelding
2Romanianjugyoke
3LatinjugumAlternative form of iugum; yoke, ridge; a yoke
4Proto-Italicjugomyoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg-Every word from Proto-Indo-European yugómEvery word from Proto-Italic jugom