joven

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Spanish word joven comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey-, and later Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁en- (Young.)

*h₂ey- (Proto-Indo-European)

*h₂yuh₁en- (Proto-Indo-European)

Young.

*juwenis (Proto-Italic)

Young.

iuvenis (Latin)

Young A youth; a young man or woman.

joven (Spanish)

Youth, young person Young, youthful.

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