English
Yarilo
Yarilo comes from bg,ru,uk Ярило, from Proto-Slavic *jaro ‘spring’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥ ‘year’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*yóh₁r̥‘year’reconstructed
- Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*jēˀranreconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*jaro‘spring’reconstructed
- bg,ru,ukmodernЯрилоJarylo
- EnglishtodayYarilo
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*yóh₁r̥‘year’reconstructed
- Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*jēˀranreconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*jaro‘spring’reconstructed
- bg,ru,ukmodernЯрилоJarylo
- EnglishtodayYarilo
The story
It is related to Old East Slavic ярилой (jariloj), a straw effigy used by the ancient Slavs during the festival of Kupala to expel evil spirits.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- ‘to throw’
project, disease, object, ease, jet, adjacent, injection, jess, trajectory, inject, conjecture, catheter, gist, ejection, jetty, abject, eject, ejaculation, enema, ejaculate, jettison, jut, subjection, iambic, interject, joist, jetsam, 43 more
through Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥ ‘year’
Today it means
name The god of vegetation, fertility, and springtime in Slavic mythology.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥ / Yarilo