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Where does “h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós” come from?

h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂yuh₁en-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.

Ancestry of “h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós”, step by step

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

Words derived from “h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós”

  • young
  • ing
  • Jung
  • youngster
  • offing
  • Jungian
  • youngish
  • Jungfrau
  • youngling
  • youngness
  • youngblood
  • gallowglass
  • houseboating
  • Yngling
  • Jungianism
  • unyoung
  • youngstock
  • nonyoung
  • younghood
  • academicking
  • jonkmanskas
  • young fogey
  • paddleboarding
  • youngsome
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