Where does “jalovost” come from?

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

jalovost (Serbo-Croatian): barrenness, sterility

Definitions

  1. barrenness, sterility

Ancestry of “jalovost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianjalovbarren, sterile; futile, hopeless
2Proto-Slavicjalovъidle; infertile, barren
3Proto-Indo-Europeanjal-bad
Every word from Proto-Indo-European jal- →Every word from Proto-Slavic jalovъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian jalov →