Where does “جوان” come from?

جوان (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian جوان, from Middle Persian yw'n, from Proto-Iranian HyúHā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HyúHā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂yéwHō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂óyu, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.

جوان (Ottoman Turkish): young

Definitions

  1. young

Ancestry of “جوان”, step by step

جوان traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian جوان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianجوانyoung; youthful; youth
2Middle Persianyw'n—
3Proto-IranianHyúHāyouthful, young
4Proto-Indo-IranianHyúHāyouthful, young
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂yéwHōyoung
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂óyulong time, lifetime
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning

via Classical Persian جوان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianجوان—

Words derived from “جوان”

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