Where does “xuño” come from?

xuño (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese junyo, from Latin iunius, from Latin Iuno, from Proto-Indo-European yuwn̥kós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂yuh₁en-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.

xuño (Galician): June

Definitions

  1. June

Ancestry of “xuño”, step by step

xuño traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Portuguese junyo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old PortuguesejunyoAlternative form of junio
2Latiniuniusof June; Junian; proposed by Iunius
3LatinIunoJuno
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyuwn̥kós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂yuh₁en-young
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning

via Old Portuguese junio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old PortuguesejunioJune
2LatiniūniusOf the Junian gens
3Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
4Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂yuh₁en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yuwn̥kós →