Where does “juna” come from?
juna (Esperanto) comes from German jung, from German Junge, from Middle High German jung, from Old High German jung, from Proto-West Germanic jung, from Proto-Germanic jungaz, from Proto-Germanic juwungaz, from Proto-Indo-European yuwn̥kós — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.
juna (Esperanto): young
Definitions
- young
Ancestry of “juna”, step by step
juna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German jung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | jung | young |
| 2 | German | Junge | boy; jack; inflection of Junges: ## strong... |
| 3 | Middle High German | jung | young |
| 4 | Old High German | jung | young |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | jung | young |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | jungaz | young |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | juwungaz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yuwn̥kós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂yuh₁en- | young |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |
via French jeune
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | jeune | young; youth, a young person |
| 2 | Middle French | jeune | Alternative form of ieune |
| 3 | Old French | juene | young; young person |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | *iŏvenem | — |
| 5 | Latin | iuvenem | accusative masculine singular of iuvenis;... |
| 6 | Latin | iuvenis | young; A youth, a young man, young woman, young... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *juwō | young |