Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/jalovъ

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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly continuing Proto-Indo-European *yeh₁- (to last, to protract) with the extension *-lós. Potential cognates include Latvian jêls, Lithuanian jė̃las, and indirectly Proto-Germanic *īdalaz.

Adjective

*jalovъ

  1. idle (for process)
  2. infertile, barren (for animal)

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Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1974), “*alovъjь, *alovaja/*jalovъjь, *jalovaja”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 1 (*a – *besědьlivъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 67
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “я́ловый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress