Where does “szilvalekvár” come from?

szilvalekvár (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szilva, from Proto-Slavic sliva, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *slīˀwā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₃y- — blueish.

szilvalekvár (Hungarian): plum jam

Definitions

  1. plum jam

Ancestry of “szilvalekvár”, step by step

szilvalekvár traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian szilva

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

via Hungarian lekvár

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianlekvárjam, marmalade
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₃y- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *slīˀwā́ˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic sliva →