Where does “ялов” come from?

ялов (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic jalovъ, from Proto-Indo-European jal- — bad.

ялов (Bulgarian): idle in vain, to no avail

Definitions

  1. idle in vain, to no avail

Ancestry of “ялов”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicjalovъidle; infertile, barren
2Proto-Indo-Europeanjal-bad
Every word from Proto-Indo-European jal- →Every word from Proto-Slavic jalovъ →