English
yojana
Yojana comes from Sanskrit योजन ‘joining, yoking, harnessing’, from युज् ‘to join’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *yewg-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*yewg-‘to join, to yoke, to tie together’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEयुज्yuj‘to join’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEयोजनyojana‘joining, yoking, harnessing’
- Englishtodayyojana
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*yewg-‘to join, to yoke, to tie together’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEयुज्yuj‘to join’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEयोजनyojana‘joining, yoking, harnessing’
- Englishtodayyojana
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *yewg- ‘to join, to yoke, to tie together’
join, junction, yoga, adjunct, jodi, juncture, yogi, conjugate, yoke, jugular, conjugation, subjugate, zygote, yuga, 42 more
Today it means
noun A Vedic unit of distance used in ancient India, believed to be approximately 6 to 15 kilometers (4 to 9 miles).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *yewg- / yojana