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Where does “h₂yú-Hn̥-ti-s” come from?

h₂yú-Hn̥-ti-s (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂yéwHō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂óyu, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.

Ancestry of “h₂yú-Hn̥-ti-s”, step by step

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

Words derived from “h₂yú-Hn̥-ti-s”

  • youth
  • youthful
  • youthfulness
  • youthfully
  • youthquake
  • unyouthful
  • youthen
  • yoof
  • youthless
  • youthward
  • youthlike
  • youthy
  • youthism
  • youthwork
  • youthsome
  • youthify
  • unyouthfully
  • permayouth
  • transyouth
  • unyouthfulness
  • youthsploitation
  • youthfest
  • youthwards
  • jugendlich
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