Where does “сли́ва” come from?

сли́ва (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic слива, from Proto-Slavic sliva, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *slīˀwā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₃y- — blueish.

сли́ва (Russian): plum

Definitions

  1. plum

Ancestry of “сли́ва”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicслива—
2Proto-Slavicslivaplum; plum tree
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*slīˀwā́ˀ—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₃y-blueish

Words derived from “сли́ва”

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