Where does “jałowiec” come from?

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

jałowiec (Polish): juniper

Definitions

  1. juniper

Ancestry of “jałowiec”, step by step

jałowiec traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish jałowy

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

via Proto-Slavic jalovьcь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicjalovьcь

Words derived from “jałowiec

Every word from Proto-Indo-European jal-Every word from Proto-Slavic jalovъEvery word from Polish jałowy