Etymology

Yarilo

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Today it means: The god of vegetation, fertility, and springtime in Slavic mythology. Full definition →

bg,ru,uk Ярило ← Proto-Slavic *jaro ← Old East Slavic ярилой
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The story

  1. Old East Slavic · derived fromярилой
  2. Proto-Slavic · derived from*jarъ“strong, fierce”
  3. Proto-Slavic · derived from*jaro“spring”
  4. bg,ru,uk · derived fromЯрило
  5. English todayYarilo

Derived from Bulgarian, Russian, and Ukrainian Ярило (Jarylo), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *jaro (“spring”) or Proto-Slavic *jarъ (“strong, fierce”). 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.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Slavic*jaro all →

JaromirYarylo

Proto-Slavic*jarъ all →

YarovitYarylo

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.