Where does “slivovits” come from?
slivovits (Finnish) 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.
slivovits (Finnish): slivovitz plum liquor
Definitions
- slivovitz plum liquor
Ancestry of “slivovits”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | šljȉvovica | slivovitz, plum brandy |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | šljȉva | plum |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | sliva | plum; plum tree |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *slīˀwā́ˀ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)leh₃y- | blueish |