Where does “lipa” come from?

lipa (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic lìpa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic léiˀpāˀ — linden tree.

lipa (Slovene): linden tree, lime tree

Definitions

  1. linden tree, lime tree

Ancestry of “lipa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclìpalime tree
2Proto-Balto-Slavicléiˀpāˀlinden tree
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic léiˀpāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic lìpa →