Where does “jałowizna” come from?

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

jałowizna (Polish): heifer without offspring

Definitions

  1. heifer without offspring

Ancestry of “jałowizna”, step by step

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