Where does “jałocha” come from?

jałocha (Polish) comes from Polish jałoszka, from Polish jałowy, from Proto-Slavic jalovъ, from Proto-Indo-European jal- — bad.

jałocha (Polish): heifer

Definitions

  1. heifer

Ancestry of “jałocha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishjałoszkaheifer
2Polishjałowybarren, hardscrabble, waste, idling, unfruitful;...
3Proto-Slavicjalovъidle; infertile, barren
4Proto-Indo-Europeanjal-bad
Every word from Proto-Indo-European jal- →Every word from Proto-Slavic jalovъ →Every word from Polish jałowy →