Where does “ю́фть” come from?
ю́фть (Russian) comes from Persian جفت, from Pahlavi ywht, from Proto-Iranian yuxtáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian yuktás, from Proto-Indo-European yugtós, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
Ancestry of “ю́фть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | جفت | pair; couple; mate |
| 2 | Pahlavi | ywht | — |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | yuxtáh | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | yuktás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yugtós | yoked, joined |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |
Words derived from “ю́фть”