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Where does “јалов” come from?

јалов (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic jalovъ, from Proto-Indo-European jal- — bad.

јалов (Serbo-Croatian): barren, sterile; futile, hopeless

Definitions

  1. barren, sterile; futile, hopeless

Ancestry of “јалов”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicjalovъidle; infertile, barren
2Proto-Indo-Europeanjal-bad
Every word from Proto-Indo-European jal- →