Etymology

Slivka

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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Slovak Slivka ← Ukrainian Сливка ← Belarusian Сліўка
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The story

  1. Polish · borrowed fromŚliwka
  2. Belarusian · borrowed fromСліўка
  3. Ukrainian · borrowed fromСливка
  4. Slovak · borrowed fromSlivka
  5. English todaySlivka

From Slovak Slivka, Ukrainian Сливка (Slyvka), Belarusian Сліўка (Sliwka), Polish Śliwka or another Slavic language, ultimately from *sliva (“plum”).

Words from the same roots

PolishŚliwka all →

Sliwka

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