Where does “కుయుక్తి” come from?

కుయుక్తి (Telugu) comes from Telugu యుక్తి, from Sanskrit युक्ति, from Sanskrit युज्, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

కుయుక్తి (Telugu): Fraud, an evil device

Definitions

  1. Fraud, an evil device

Ancestry of “కుయుక్తి”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguయుక్తిartifice, trick, contrivance, device, expedient,...
2Sanskritयुक्तिunion, junction, connection, combination
3Sanskritयुज्to yoke or join or fasten or harness (horses or a chariot)
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg- →Every word from Sanskrit युज् →Every word from Sanskrit युक्ति →