English
jodi
Jodi may come from Hindi जोड़ी ‘pair, duo’.
- Hindic. 1500–presentजोड़ीjoṛī‘pair, duo’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 2019jodi
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Hindic. 1500–presentजोड़ीjoṛī‘pair, duo’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 2019jodi
Earliest quotation: 2019, ‘Jodi No. 1’: Dhawan’s Special Post for ‘Partner in Crime’ R: “Just over five years after coming together at the…”
The story
Borrowed from Hindi जोड़ी (joṛī) or Marathi जोडी (joḍī); possibly through Bollywood.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *yewg- ‘to join, to yoke, to tie together’
join, yoga, junction, adjunct, yogi, yoke, juncture, conjugate, jugular, conjugation, subjugate, zygote, yojana, yuga, 42 more
Today it means
noun couple, duo, pair
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hindi जोड़ी / jodi