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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.