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Where does “jauns” come from?

jauns (Latvian) comes 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.

jauns (Latvian): having relatively low age, young, new; young,...

Definitions

  1. having relatively low age, young, new; young,...

Ancestry of “jauns”, step by step

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

Words derived from “jauns”

  • jaunība
  • jaunums
  • jaunietis
  • jaunava
  • jaunlaiku
  • Jaunzems
  • jaunnorvēģu
  • jaunatne
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