Where does “यज्” come from?

यज् (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₁yaǵ- — to sacrifice; to worship.

यज् (Sanskrit): to worship; to adore; to honour

Definitions

  1. to worship; to adore; to honour

Ancestry of “यज्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁yaǵ-to sacrifice; to worship

Words derived from “यज्

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁yaǵ-