(s)lī- : sləi-, or slōi-, slī-u̯o-
livid, bluish
Reflexes - Pokorny
| Language | Reflex(es) | Gloss | Grammar | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Middle English | Slocombe | Slocum | prop.n | LRC |
| Middle English | lavendre | lavender | n | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | slo | sloe | n | W7 LRC |
| English | Slocum | surname, lit. Plum Valley | prop.n | LRC |
| English | lavender | Mediterranean mint | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | livid | black-and-blue, discolored by bruising | adj | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | slivovitz | sloe/plum brandy | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | sloe | blackthorn: wild plum | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| Old English | slāh, slā(g) | sloe | n.fem | IEW ASD LRC |
| Old English | slāh-hyll | hill where sloe grows | n.masc | ASD LRC |
| Old English | slāh-þorn | blackthorn, lit. sloe-thorn | n.masc | ASD LRC |
| West Germanic | ||||
| Old High German | slē(h)a | sloe | n | ASD LRC |
| German | Lavendel | lavender | n.masc | LRC |
| German | Schlehe | sloe | n | ASD LRC |
| North Germanic | ||||
| Danish | slaaen | sloe | n | ASD LRC |
| Danish | slaaentorn | blackthorn, lit. sloe-thorn | n | ASD LRC |
| Italic | ||||
| Latin | liveo, livēre | to be blue | vb | W7 LRC |
| Latin | lividus | pale, blue, jealous | adj | W7 LRC |
| Medieval Latin | lavandula | lavender | n.fem | W7 LRC |
| Anglo-French | lavendre | lavender | n.fem | W7 LRC |
| French | livide | pale | adj | W7 LRC |
| Balto-Slavic | ||||
| Serbo-Croatian | sl(j)iva | sloe, plum | n | W7 LRC |
| Serbo-Croatian | sljivovica | slivovitz | n | W7 LRC |
| Russian | sliva | sloe, plum | n | W7 LRC |