Where does “ġuvni” come from?

ġuvni (Maltese) comes from Sicilian giùvini, from Latin iuvenis, from Proto-Italic *juwō — young.

ġuvni (Maltese): young man, youth; male adolescent; boy, lad

Definitions

  1. young man, youth; male adolescent; boy, lad

Ancestry of “ġuvni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Siciliangiùviniyoung; youthful
2Latiniuvenisyoung; A youth, a young man, young woman, young...
3Proto-Italic*juwōyoung
Every word from Proto-Italic *juwō →Every word from Latin iuvenis →Every word from Sicilian giùvini →