Where does “jalovčinka” come from?

jalovčinka (Czech) comes from Czech jalovec, from Proto-Slavic *alovьcь, from Proto-Slavic jalovъ, from Proto-Indo-European jal- — bad.

jalovčinka (Czech): juniper berry

Definitions

  1. juniper berry

Ancestry of “jalovčinka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechjalovecjuniper
2Proto-Slavic*alovьcь—
3Proto-Slavicjalovъidle; infertile, barren
4Proto-Indo-Europeanjal-bad
Every word from Proto-Indo-European jal- →Every word from Proto-Slavic jalovъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic *alovьcь →