Where does “योगिन्” come from?

योगिन् (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.

योगिन् (Sanskrit): Yogi, one who practises Yoga

Definitions

  1. Yogi, one who practises Yoga

Ancestry of “योगिन्”, step by step

योगिन् 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 yuj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskrityuj
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
3Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

Words derived from “योगिन्

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg-Every word from Proto-Indo-European yéwg-o-sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian yáwgas