Where does “яловый” come from?

яловый (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic ꙗловыи, from Proto-Slavic jalovъ, from Proto-Indo-European jal- — bad.

яловый (Russian): barren (of animals)

Definitions

  1. barren (of animals)

Ancestry of “яловый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicꙗловыи—
2Proto-Slavicjalovъidle; infertile, barren
3Proto-Indo-Europeanjal-bad
Every word from Proto-Indo-European jal- →Every word from Proto-Slavic jalovъ →Every word from Old East Slavic ꙗловыи →