Where does “jaunlaiku” come from?
jaunlaiku (Latvian) comes from Latvian 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.
jaunlaiku (Latvian): modern, recent
Ancestry of “jaunlaiku”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | jauns | having relatively low age, young, new; young,... |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | jauˀnás | young |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂yéwHō | young |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂óyu | long time, lifetime |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |