Where does “joki” come from?

joki (Shona) comes from Afrikaans juk, from Dutch juk, from Middle Dutch joc, from Old Dutch juk, from Proto-Germanic juką, from Proto-Indo-European yugóm, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

joki (Shona): yoke

Definitions

  1. yoke

Ancestry of “joki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansjukyoke
2Dutchjuka yoke; a burden; something which represses or...
3Middle Dutchjoc—
4Old Dutchjuk—
5Proto-Germanicjukąyoke
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yugóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic juką →