English
yogi
Yogi comes from Hindi योगी ‘yogi, somebody who practices yoga’, from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm ‘yoke’, and ultimately from *yewg-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*yewg-‘to yoke, harness, join’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*yugóm‘yoke’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEयोगिन्yogin‘Yogi, one who practises Yoga’
- Hindic. 1500–presentयोगीyogī‘yogi, somebody who practices yoga’
- Englishearliest quotation 1954yogi
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*yewg-‘to yoke, harness, join’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*yugóm‘yoke’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEयोगिन्yogin‘Yogi, one who practises Yoga’
- Hindic. 1500–presentयोगीyogī‘yogi, somebody who practices yoga’
- Englishearliest quotation 1954yogi
Earliest quotation: 1954, Edward Abbey, Slumgullion stew: an Edward Abbey reader: “You do not even need to be psychoanalyzed, Rolfed,…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *yewg- ‘to yoke, harness, join’
join, junction, yoga, adjunct, jodi, juncture, jugular, subjugate, yojana, 42 more
through Proto-Indo-European *yugóm ‘yoke’
Today it means
noun A devotee or adherent of yoga.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *yewg- / yogi