Where does “шљивовица” come from?

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

шљивовица (Serbo-Croatian): slivovitz

Definitions

  1. slivovitz

Ancestry of “шљивовица”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianшљи̏ваplum
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 →