Where does “jalovac” come from?

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

jalovac (Serbo-Croatian): barren, sterile animal

Definitions

  1. barren, sterile animal

Ancestry of “jalovac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*alovьcь—
2Proto-Slavicjalovъidle; infertile, barren
3Proto-Indo-Europeanjal-bad
Every word from Proto-Indo-European jal- →Every word from Proto-Slavic jalovъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic *alovьcь →