Where does “ива” come from?

ива (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic ива, from Proto-Slavic jьva, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *éiˀwāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHw- — yew.

ива (Bulgarian): sallow, goat willow

Definitions

  1. sallow, goat willow

Ancestry of “ива”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicива
2Proto-Slavicjьvawillow
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*éiˀwāˀ
4Proto-Indo-European*h₁eyHw-yew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHw-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *éiˀwāˀEvery word from Proto-Slavic jьva
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