Where does “jaunkungs” come from?

jaunkungs (Latgalian) comes from Latgalian jauns, from Proto-Balto-Slavic jauˀnás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂yéwHō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂óyu, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.

jaunkungs (Latgalian): young man

Definitions

  1. young man

Ancestry of “jaunkungs”, step by step

jaunkungs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latgalian jauns

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latgalianjaunsnew, young
2Proto-Balto-Slavicjauˀnásyoung
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂yéwHōyoung
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂óyulong time, lifetime
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning

via Latgalian kungs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latgaliankungsgentleman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂óyu →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂yéwHō →