Where does “yuk” come from?

yuk (Tocharian A) comes from Tocharian B yakwe, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- — swift.

yuk (Tocharian A): horse

Definitions

  1. horse

Ancestry of “yuk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tocharian Byakwehorse
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éḱwosstallion, horse
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁ḱu-swift
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos →Every word from Tocharian B yakwe →