Where does “Ialomița” come from?

Ialomița (Romanian) comes from Church Slavonic ꙗловица, from Proto-Slavic jalovъ, from Proto-Indo-European jal- — bad.

Ancestry of “Ialomița”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Church Slavonicꙗловица—
2Proto-Slavicjalovъidle; infertile, barren
3Proto-Indo-Europeanjal-bad

Words derived from “Ialomița”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European jal- →Every word from Proto-Slavic jalovъ →Every word from Church Slavonic ꙗловица →
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