Etimologia e Storia di yogi

Ramo della filosofia religiosa induista, 1820, yogu, dal hindi yoga, dal sanscrito yoga-s, che significa letteralmente "unione, legame" (con lo Spirito Supremo), derivato dalla radice proto-indoeuropea *yeug- che significa "unire." Tra le sue dottrine, propone un sistema di integrazione con lo spirito universale attraverso la meditazione, mantenendo il corpo in alcune posizioni innaturali. Correlato: Yogic.

by 1957, "malapropism or humorous contradictory remark" of the kind often attributed to New York Yankees catcher Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra (1925-2015).

Earlier Yogi Berra-ism (by 1950 in baseball reporting; an early example: Radio announcer: "Do you think it will be a long or a short season?" Yogi: "Yes.")

Berra is said to have been given the nickname by a fellow player in reference to Berra's characteristic pose in the dugout, with arms and legs crossed (see yogi (n.). Berra's name was the inspiration for U.S. cartoon character Yogi Bear (by 1958).