strom = tree in Slovak
The word “tree” in five Slavic languages come from the Proto-Slavic word *stromъ meaning “steep”.
strom in Czech
стром {strom} in a Rusyn dialect
strům in Silesian
strom in Slovak
štom in Upper Sorbian
In the rest of the languages (except Lower Sorbian) it comes from the Proto-Slavic word *drъvo meaning “tree”.
дрэва {dreva} in Belarusian
дърво {dǎrvo} in Bulgarian
drvo, stablo in Croatian
drzéwò in Kashubian
дрво {drvo} in Macedonian
drzewo in Polish
дерево {derevo} in Russian, Rusyn & Ukrainian
дрво {drvo} in Serbian
drevo in Slovene
Only in Lower Sorbian it is “bom” from Middle High German “boum” or East Central German, German Low German “Boom”.
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