yoga

US /ˈjoʊ.ɡə/ See IPA manual

Freq #6393

Meanings

1

noun
A set of exercises and breathing techniques, from India, used to relax the body and mind.

I always feel calm after practising yoga.

Simplified etymology

Yoga was borrowed in the mid-19th century from Sanskrit yoga, meaning “union.” The Sanskrit word is distantly related to the Old English word yoke.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *yewg- Proto-Indo-European *yówg-os Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáwgas Proto-Indo-Aryan *yáwgas Sanskrit योग॑ (yóga)bor. English yoga Borrowed from Sanskrit योग (yóga, “yoking, union”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *yáwgas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáwgas, from Proto-Indo-European *yéwg-o-s, from *yewg- (“to join”) (whence also yoke).

*yáwgas iir-pro

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Topics

The Human Body

External links

# yoga

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈjoʊ.ɡə/
**Frequency rank:** 6393

## Meanings
1. A set of exercises and breathing techniques, from India, used to relax the body and mind.

## Examples
- I always feel calm after practising yoga.

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *yáwgas

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *yewg- Proto-Indo-European *yówg-os Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáwgas Proto-Indo-Aryan *yáwgas Sanskrit योग॑ (yóga)bor. English yoga Borrowed from Sanskrit योग (yóga, “yoking, union”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *yáwgas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáwgas, from Proto-Indo-European *yéwg-o-s, from *yewg- (“to join”) (whence also yoke).

## AI Etymology
Yoga: The etymological chain runs Proto-Indo-European *yewg- -> Proto-Indo-European *yówg-os -> Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáwgas -> Proto-Indo-Aryan *yáwgas -> Sanskrit योग॑ (yóga) -> English yoga. Borrowed from Sanskrit योग (yóga, “yoking, union”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *yáwgas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáwgas, from Proto-Indo-European *yéwg-o-s, from *yewg- (“to join”) (whence also yoke). Important historical forms include inc-pro *yáwgas, and iir-pro *yáwgas. In present-day use, it means a set of exercises and breathing techniques, from India, used to relax the body and mind.

## Topics
- The Human Body

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