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Where does “h₂yuHn̥ḱós” come from?

h₂yuHn̥ḱós (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂yuh₁en-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.

h₂yuHn̥ḱós (Proto-Indo-European): young

Definitions

  1. young

Ancestry of “h₂yuHn̥ḱós”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂yuh₁en-young
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning
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