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
Ancestry of “కుయుక్తి”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Telugu | యుక్తి | artifice, trick, contrivance, device, expedient,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | युक्ति | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | युज् | a yoke-fellow , companion , comrade , associate;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |