Where does “jałoszka” come from?

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

jałoszka (Polish): heifer

Definitions

  1. heifer

Ancestry of “jałoszka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishjałowybarren, hardscrabble, waste, idling, unfruitful;...
2Proto-Slavicjalovъidle; infertile, barren
3Proto-Indo-Europeanjal-bad

Words derived from “jałoszka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European jal- →Every word from Proto-Slavic jalovъ →Every word from Polish jałowy →
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