Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/yewg-

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

Root

*yewg- (perfective)

1. to join, to yoke, to tie together

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *yewg-

• *yéwg-t ~ *yug-ént (athematic root aorist)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *Háyawǰat
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Háyawȷ́at
      • Sanskrit: अयुजत् (áyujat)
    • Proto-Iranian: *Háyawǰat
      • Avestan: 𐬫𐬀𐬊𐬔𐬆𐬝‎ (yaogət̰, 3.sg.aor.act.inj.)
• *yu-né-g-ti ~ *yu-n-g-énti (nasal-infix present)
• *yewg-new-ti (full-grade nu-present)
  • Proto-Hellenic:
    • Ancient Greek: ζεύγνυμι (zeúgnumi)
• *yówg-yo-s
  • Proto-Germanic: *jaukiją (“draft animal”)
    • Old Norse: eykr
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *yáwgyas
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *yáwgyas
      • Sanskrit: योग्य (yógya)
• *yéwg-mn̥
  • Proto-Hellenic:
    • Ancient Greek: ζεῦγμα (zeûgma)
• *yéwg-o-s
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *yáwgas (see there for further descendants)
• *yéwg-os ~ *yéwg-es-os
• *yug-ó-m (“yoke”)
  • Proto-Hellenic:
    • Ancient Greek: ἄζυξ (ázux)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *ayúgas
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *ayúgas
      • Sanskrit: अयुग (ayúga)
• *yéwg-tro-m
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *yáwktram
• Unsorted formations:
  • Sanskrit:
    • Sanskrit: युग्म (yugma)
    • Sanskrit: युज् (yúj)
    • Sanskrit: युज्य (yújya)
    • Sanskrit: युग्य (yugya)
  • Celtic: *kom-yungis < zero grade present stem *yung-
    • Old Irish: cuing
      • Irish: cuing
      • Manx: quing
      • Scottish Gaelic: cuing