Where does “हठयोग” come from?

हठयोग (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.

हठयोग (Sanskrit): a kind of forced Yoga or abstract meditation (forcing the mind to withdraw from external objects)

Definitions

  1. a kind of forced Yoga or abstract meditation (forcing the mind to withdraw from external objects)

Ancestry of “हठयोग”, step by step

हठयोग 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 हठ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritहठviolence, force; obstinacy; necessity
2Sanskritहृto take
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yéwg-o-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian yáwgas →