Where does “jaunas” come from?

jaunas (Lithuanian) 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.

jaunas (Lithuanian): young

Definitions

  1. young

Ancestry of “jaunas”, 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 “jaunas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂óyu →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂yéwHō →