Where does “slivovitz” come from?

slivovitz (English) comes from Serbo-Croatian šljȉvovica, from Serbo-Croatian šljȉva, from Proto-Slavic sliva, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *slīˀwā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₃y- — blueish.

slivovitz (English): A type of rakija made mostly in Eastern European...

Definitions

  1. A type of rakija made mostly in Eastern European...

Ancestry of “slivovitz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianšljȉvovicaslivovitz, plum brandy
2Serbo-Croatianšljȉvaplum
3Proto-Slavicslivaplum; plum tree
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*slīˀwā́ˀ
5Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₃y-blueish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₃y-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *slīˀwā́ˀEvery word from Proto-Slavic sliva