Where does “sliivipuu” come from?

sliivipuu (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian sliivi, from Russian сли́ва, from Old East Slavic слива, from Proto-Slavic sliva, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *slīˀwā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₃y- — blueish.

sliivipuu (Ingrian): plum tree

Definitions

  1. plum tree

Ancestry of “sliivipuu”, step by step

sliivipuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian sliivi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriansliiviplum
2Russianсли́ваplum
3Old East Slavicслива—
4Proto-Slavicslivaplum; plum tree
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*slīˀwā́ˀ—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₃y-blueish

via Ingrian puu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianpuutree
2Proto-Finnicpuutree
3Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₃y- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *slīˀwā́ˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic sliva →