Where does “ива” come from?

ива (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic ива, from Proto-Slavic jьva, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *éiˀwāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHw- — yew.

ива (Russian): willow

Definitions

  1. willow

Ancestry of “ива”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicива—
2Proto-Slavicjьvawillow
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*éiˀwāˀ—
4Proto-Indo-European*h₁eyHw-yew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHw- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *éiˀwāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic jьva →