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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Italic | jagjūnos | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyeh₂ǵ-yu- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o- | to sacrifice |