Where does “slivovice” come from?

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

Ancestry of “slivovice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechslivoviceslivovitz
2CzechSlívaplum
3Old Czechslívaplum
4Proto-Slavicslivaplum; plum tree
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*slīˀwā́ˀ—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₃y-blueish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₃y- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *slīˀwā́ˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic sliva →
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