Where does “युग” come from?
युग (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian yugám, from Proto-Indo-European yugóm, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
युग (Sanskrit): yoke, team; pair, couple, brace; a race of men,...
Definitions
- yoke, team; pair, couple, brace; a race of men,...
Ancestry of “युग”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | yugám | yoke |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | yugóm | yoke |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |