Where does “юница” come from?

юница (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic junъ, 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.

юница (Old Church Slavonic): heifer young cow

Definitions

  1. heifer young cow

Ancestry of “юница”, step by step

юница traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic junъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicjunъyoung
2Proto-Balto-Slavicjauˀnásyoung
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂yéwHōyoung
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂óyulong time, lifetime
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning

via Serbo-Croatian junica

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianjunicaheifer
2Serbo-Croatianjúnacbullock
3Proto-Slavic*junь̀cьyouth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂óyu →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂yéwHō →