Where does “ध्यानयोग” come from?

ध्यानयोग (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit योग, from Proto-Indo-Aryan yáwgas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian yáwgas, from Proto-Indo-European yéwg-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

ध्यानयोग (Sanskrit): profound meditation; a kind of magic

Definitions

  1. profound meditation; a kind of magic

Ancestry of “ध्यानयोग”, step by step

ध्यानयोग traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit योग

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritयोगthe act of yoking, joining, attaching,...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanyáwgas—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianyáwgasteam, yoke; yoking
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyéwg-o-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

via Sanskrit ध्यान

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritध्यानmeditation, thought, reflection, profound and...
2Sanskritध्यैto contemplate, meditate, think of
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyh₂-mind, thought
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yéwg-o-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian yáwgas →