Where does “śliwiec” come from?

śliwiec (Polish) comes from Polish Śliwa, from Polish śliwa, from Proto-Slavic sliva, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *slīˀwā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₃y- — blueish.

śliwiec (Polish): any plant of the genus Spondias

Definitions

  1. any plant of the genus Spondias

Ancestry of “śliwiec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishŚliwaplum
2Polishśliwaplum
3Proto-Slavicslivaplum; plum tree
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*slīˀwā́ˀ—
5Proto-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 →
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