Where does “maljuna” come from?
maljuna (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto juna, 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 — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.
maljuna (Esperanto): old
Ancestry of “maljuna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | juna | young |
| 2 | German | jung | young |
| 3 | German | Junge | boy; jack; inflection of Junges:
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| 4 | Middle High German | jung | young |
| 5 | Old High German | jung | young |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | jung | young |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | jungaz | young |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | juwungaz | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yuwn̥kós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂yuh₁en- | young |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |
Words derived from “maljuna”