yoga
English
/ˈjoʊɡə/
noun
Definitions
- Any of several Hindu or Buddhist 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.
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit योग (yoking, union, Yoga) derived from Proto-Indo-Aryan *yáwgas derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáwgas derived from Proto-Indo-European *yéwg-o-s.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*yéwg-o-s
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- nonyoga English
- nonyogic English
- yogaholic English
- yogalike English
- yogasana English
- yogathon English
- yogawear English
- yogi English
- yogic English
- yogically English
- yogified English
- yogism English
- astangajooga Finnish
- jooga Finnish
- joogata Finnish
- lämpöjooga Finnish
- voimajooga Finnish
- jóga Hungarian
- jógát Hungarian
- jógázik Hungarian
- yoga Italian
- yoga Dutch, Flemish
- yoga French
- йо́га Russian
- йога Russian
- yoga Spanish, Castilian
- *yewg- Proto-Indo-European
- *yugóm Proto-Indo-European
- *yéwg-o-s Proto-Indo-European
- *yéwgos Proto-Indo-European
- *yówgos Proto-Indo-European
- yoga Norwegian Bokmål
- åk Norwegian Bokmål
- ヨガ Japanese
- ヨーガ Japanese
- joga Polish
- yoga Norwegian Nynorsk
- åk Norwegian Nynorsk
- ध्यानयोग Sanskrit
- योग Sanskrit
- योगस् Sanskrit
- योगिन् Sanskrit
- संयोग Sanskrit
- ok Old Norse
- yoga Danish
- जुगाड़ Hindi
- योग Hindi
- โยคะ Thai
- yoga Tagalog
- 瑜伽 Chinese
- yoga Pali
- *yáwgas Proto-Indo-Iranian
- joga Slovak
- yoga Asturian
- *yáwgas Proto-Indo-Aryan