Where does “следен” come from?

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

следен (Bulgarian): following

Definitions

  1. following

Ancestry of “следен”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianследafter
2Proto-Slavicslědъtrack, trace
3Latvianslaidusaccusative plural masculine form of slaids
4Proto-Balto-Slavicsleid-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansleidʰ-slippery, to slide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleidʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic sleid- →Every word from Latvian slaidus →