Where does “Sliwa” come from?

Sliwa (English) comes from Polish Śliwa, from Polish śliwa, from Proto-Slavic sliva, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *slīˀwā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₃y- — blueish.

Ancestry of “Sliwa”, step by step

Sliwa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Śliwa

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

via Classical Syriac ܨܠܝܒܐ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Syriacܨܠܝܒܐcrucifix, cross; sign of the cross; crucifixion
2Aramaicצְלִיבָא—

Words derived from “Sliwa”

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