Where does “šljivovica” come from?

šljivovica (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian šljȉva, from Proto-Slavic sliva, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *slīˀwā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₃y- — blueish.

šljivovica (Serbo-Croatian): slivovitz

Definitions

  1. slivovitz

Ancestry of “šljivovica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianšljȉvaplum
2Proto-Slavicslivaplum; plum tree
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*slīˀwā́ˀ—
4Proto-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 →