Where does “Ярило” come from?

Ярило (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic jarъ, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁ro-, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- — year.

Ярило (Russian): Yarilo Slavic god of spring and plants

Definitions

  1. Yarilo Slavic god of spring and plants

Ancestry of “Ярило”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicjarъfurious; Alternative form of *jaro
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁ro-year, spring
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁ro- →Every word from Proto-Slavic jarъ →