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Where does “Slíva” come from?

Slíva (Czech) comes from Old Czech slíva, from Proto-Slavic sliva, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *slīˀwā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₃y- — blueish.

Ancestry of “Slíva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechslíva—
2Proto-Slavicslivaplum; plum tree
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*slīˀwā́ˀ—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₃y-blueish
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