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English word yoga comes from Proto-Indo-European *yung-, and later Proto-Indo-European *yéwgos (Team, pair of yoked animals.)

*yung- (Proto-Indo-European)

*yéwgos (Proto-Indo-European)

Team, pair of yoked animals.

*yáwgas (Proto-Indo-Iranian)

Team, yoke. Yoking Team, yoke. Yoking.

*yáwgas (Proto-Indo-Aryan)

योग (Sanskrit)

(arithmetic) addition, sum, total. (astronomy) a constellation, asterism (these, with the moon, are called चान्द्रयोगाः and are 13 in number; without the moon they are called खयोगाः, or नाभसयोगाः). (astronomy) conjunction, lucky conjuncture. (astronomy) name of a variable division of time (during which the joint motion in longitude of the sun and moon amounts to 13 degrees 20 minutes; there [...]

yoga (English)

Any of several Hindu disciplines aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquillity; especially a system of exercises practiced to promote control of the body and mind.

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