Etymology

jodi

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Today it means: couple, duo, pair Full definition →

Hindi जोड़ी (joṛī) ← Prakrit 𑀚𑁄𑀟 (joḍa) ← Sanskrit युक्त (yukta)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*yewg-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*yugtós
  3. Sanskritयुक्त (yukta)
  4. Prakrit𑀚𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (jutta)de
  5. Prakrit𑀚𑁄𑀟𑁂𑀇 (joḍei)deverb.
  6. Prakrit𑀚𑁄𑀟 (joḍa)
  7. Hindiजोड़ी (joṛī)
  8. English todayjodi

Borrowed from Hindi जोड़ी (joṛī) or Marathi जोडी (joḍī); possibly through Bollywood.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.