Where does “yoga” come from?
yoga (Spanish) 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.
yoga (Spanish): yoga
Ancestry of “yoga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | योग | the act of yoking, joining, attaching,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | yáwgas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | yáwgas | team, yoke; yoking |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | yéwg-o-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |