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Where does “jejú” come from?

jejú (Catalan) comes from Latin iēiūnus, from Latin iaiūnus, from Proto-Italic jagjūnos, from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-yu-, from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o- — to sacrifice.

jejú (Catalan): jejunum

Definitions

  1. jejunum

Ancestry of “jejú”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latiniēiūnus—
2Latiniaiūnus—
3Proto-Italicjagjūnos—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyeh₂ǵ-yu-—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyeh₂ǵ-ye/o-to sacrifice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o- →