Where does “slivovice” come from?

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

slivovice (Czech): slivovitz

Definitions

  1. slivovitz

Ancestry of “slivovice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechSlívaplum
2Old Czechslívaplum
3Proto-Slavicslivaplum; plum tree
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*slīˀwā́ˀ—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₃y-blueish

Words derived from “slivovice”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₃y- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *slīˀwā́ˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic sliva →