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Where does “iaiūnus” come from?

iaiūnus (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic jagjūnos, from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-yu-, from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o- — to sacrifice.

Ancestry of “iaiūnus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicjagjūnos—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyeh₂ǵ-yu-—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyeh₂ǵ-ye/o-to sacrifice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o- →