Etymology

yug

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Today it means: A Yeniseian people of central Siberia. Full definition →

ket Юг
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  1. ket · learned borrowing fromЮг“Yug person (term used for men)”
  2. English todayYug

Learned borrowing from Ket Юг (Jùk ~ Jūk, “Yug person (term used for men)”), via Russian. Yug people's endonym was Yug Дьуʼк (Dʲuˀk).

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