Where does “вишња” come from?

вишња (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic višьňa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wéiśinjāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱs- — mistletoe.

вишња (Serbo-Croatian): cherry

Definitions

  1. cherry

Ancestry of “вишња”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvišьňasour cherry; cherry
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*wéiśinjāˀ—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱs-mistletoe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱs- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wéiśinjāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic višьňa →