Where does “यु” come from?

यु (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit यव, from Proto-Indo-Iranian yáwas, from Proto-Indo-European yéwos, from Proto-Indo-European yew- — to mix.

यु (Sanskrit): to unite, attach, harness, yoke, bind, fasten

Definitions

  1. to unite, attach, harness, yoke, bind, fasten

Ancestry of “यु”, step by step

यु traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit यव

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritयवbarley; grain, cereal; name for island of Java,...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianyáwasbarley; cereal, grain
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyéwoscereal, grain; barley, spelt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyew-to mix

via Proto-Indo-Iranian yaw-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianyaw-to separate, keep off

Words derived from “यु”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yéwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian yáwas →