Where does “maljunulejo” come from?
maljunulejo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto maljunulo, from Esperanto maljuna, from Esperanto juna, from German jung, from German Junge, from Middle High German jung, from Old High German jung, from Proto-West Germanic jung — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.
maljunulejo (Esperanto): nursing home, almshouse
Ancestry of “maljunulejo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | maljunulo | old person |
| 2 | Esperanto | maljuna | old |
| 3 | Esperanto | juna | young |
| 4 | German | jung | young |
| 5 | German | Junge | boy; jack; inflection of Junges:
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| 6 | Middle High German | jung | young |
| 7 | Old High German | jung | young |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | jung | young |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | jungaz | young |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | juwungaz | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yuwn̥kós | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂yuh₁en- | young |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |