Where does “бесплодие” come from?

бесплодие (Russian) comes from Russian плод, from Proto-Slavic plodъ, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

бесплодие (Russian): infertility

Definitions

  1. infertility

Ancestry of “бесплодие”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianплодfruit; offspring; fetus, foetus
2Proto-Slavicplodъfruit
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic plodъ →Every word from Russian плод →