Where does “slivka” come from?

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

slivka (Old Slovak): plum tree (Prunus domestica)

Definitions

  1. plum tree (Prunus domestica)

Ancestry of “slivka”, step by step

slivka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic sliva

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

via Old Slovak sliva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Slovaksliva—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₃y- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *slīˀwā́ˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic sliva →