Where does “Silivășan” come from?

Silivășan (Romanian) comes from Romanian Silivaș, from Hungarian Szilvás, from Hungarian szilva, from Proto-Slavic sliva, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *slīˀwā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₃y- — blueish.

Ancestry of “Silivășan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianSilivaș
2HungarianSzilvás
3Hungarianszilvaplum
4Proto-Slavicslivaplum; plum tree
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*slīˀwā́ˀ
6Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₃y-blueish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₃y-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *slīˀwā́ˀEvery word from Proto-Slavic sliva
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