Where does “slëwa” come from?

slëwa (Kashubian) comes from Proto-Slavic sliva, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *slīˀwā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₃y- — blueish.

slëwa (Kashubian): plum fruit

Definitions

  1. plum fruit

Ancestry of “slëwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicslivaplum; plum tree
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*slīˀwā́ˀ—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₃y-blueish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₃y- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *slīˀwā́ˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic sliva →