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

  1. yoke, team; pair, couple, brace; a race of men,...

Ancestry of “युग”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianyugámyoke
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

Words derived from “युग”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yugóm →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian yugám →