Words for young in Celtic languages.
| Proto-Celtic | *yowankos = young |
|---|---|
| Old Irish (Goídelc) | óc [oːɡ] = young |
| Irish (Gaeilge) | óg [oːɡ / ɔːɡ] = young; junior, minor; new, fresh, early |
| Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) | òg [ɔːg] = young, youthful |
| Manx (Gaelg) | aeg [ɛːɡ] = young, adolescent, immature |
| Proto-Brythonic | *jowank = young |
| Middle Welsh (Kymraec) | ieuanc [ˈjeɨ̯aŋk] = young, juvenille, unmarried |
| Welsh (Cymraeg) | ifanc [ˈɪvaŋk / ˈiːvaŋk] = young, youthful, adolescent; inexperienced, immature; recent; unmarried, newly wed |
| Middle Cornish | yowynk, yonk = young |
| Cornish (Kernewek) | yowynk [‘jɔwɪŋk] = young, juvenille yonk [jɔˑŋk] = young, juvenille |
| Middle Breton | youanc = young |
| Breton (Brezhoneg) | yaouank = young |
Etymology
Possibly from the Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós (young).
Words marked with a * are reconstructions.
Sources: Wiktionary, Am Faclair Beag, Online Manx Dictionary, Teanglann.ie, Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru, Gerlyver Kernewek, Dictionnaire Favereau
