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Where does “юношество” come from?

юношество (Russian) comes from Russian ю́ноша, from Old Church Slavonic юноша, from Proto-Slavic junoša, 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.

юношество (Russian): youths, young adults; youth, adolescence

Definitions

  1. youths, young adults; youth, adolescence

Ancestry of “юношество”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianю́ноша—
2Old Church Slavonicюношаyoungster, young man
3Proto-Slavicjunoša—
4Proto-Slavicjunъyoung
5Proto-Balto-Slavicjauˀnásyoung
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂yéwHōyoung
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂óyulong time, lifetime
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning
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