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Where does “*alovьcь” come from?
*alovьcь (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic jalovъ, from Proto-Indo-European jal- — bad.
Ancestry of “*alovьcь”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Slavic
jalovъ
idle; infertile, barren
2
Proto-Indo-European
jal-
bad
Words derived from “*alovьcь”
jalovec
jalovac
jalovčinka
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