Where does “slíva” come from?

slíva (Old Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic sliva, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *slīˀwā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₃y- — blueish.

slíva (Old Czech): plum

Definitions

  1. plum

Ancestry of “slíva”, step by step

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

Words derived from “slíva

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₃y-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *slīˀwā́ˀEvery word from Proto-Slavic sliva