Etymology

Sliwa

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Today it means: A surname from Polish. Full definition →

Polish Śliwa ← Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ
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  1. Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · borrowed fromܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ“Crucifix”
  2. Polish · borrowed fromŚliwa
  3. English todaySliwa

* (Polish name): From Polish Śliwa, from śliwa (“plum tree”). Doublet of sloe. * (Assyrian name): Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ (ṣlīḇā, “Crucifix”), a surname borne by Assyrians.

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