Where does “Gerovit” come from?

Gerovit (Medieval Latin) comes from Proto-Slavic jarъ, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁ro-, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- — year.

Ancestry of “Gerovit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicjarъfurious; Alternative form of *jaro
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁ro-year, spring
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁ro- →Every word from Proto-Slavic jarъ →
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