Where does “Sliwowitz” come from?
Sliwowitz (German) 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.
Sliwowitz (German): slivovitz Eastern European plum brandy
Definitions
- slivovitz Eastern European plum brandy
Ancestry of “Sliwowitz”, step by step
Sliwowitz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech slivovice
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | slivovice | slivovitz |
| 2 | Czech | Slíva | plum |
| 3 | Old Czech | slíva | plum |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | sliva | plum; plum tree |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *slīˀwā́ˀ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)leh₃y- | blueish |
via Serbo-Croatian šljȉvovica
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | šljȉvovica | slivovitz, plum brandy |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | šljȉva | plum |