English
Yoda
Yoda may come from Sanskrit योद्धृ ‘warrior’.
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEयोद्धृyoddhāas योद्धा‘warrior’uncertain
- EnglishtodayYoda
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEयोद्धृyoddhāas योद्धा‘warrior’uncertain
- EnglishtodayYoda
The story
The character was introduced in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‘to do’
do, fact, deal, hot, fair, defense, fan, benefit, fashion, feature, mid, theme, defence, custom, ethnic, sufficient, treasury, treasure, ethical, thesis, aesthetic, feast, synthetic, theology, doom, tick, defendant, deed, dis, atheist, ethic, auditorium, auditor, atheism, demi, deem, spade, thematic, ethos, forfeit, 131 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew- ‘straight, upright’
just, yet, judge, jury, judgment, judicial, judiciary, prejudice, preach, predicament, conjure, predicate, jurist, judicious, injurious, adjudicate, judicature, 27 more
Today it means
name A wise, elderly Jedi Master in the Star Wars franchise.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sanskrit योद्धृ / Yoda