Where does “след” come from?

след (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic slědъ, from Latvian slaidus, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sleid-, from Proto-Indo-European sleidʰ- — slippery, to slide.

след (Bulgarian): after

Definitions

  1. after

Ancestry of “след”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicslědъtrack, trace
2Latvianslaidusaccusative plural masculine form of slaids
3Proto-Balto-Slavicsleid-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansleidʰ-slippery, to slide

Words derived from “след”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleidʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic sleid- →Every word from Latvian slaidus →