Where does “следобед” come from?
следобед (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.
следобед (Bulgarian): afternoon; in the afternoon
Definitions
- afternoon; in the afternoon
Ancestry of “следобед”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Bulgarian | след | after |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | slědъ | track, trace |
| 3 | Latvian | slaidus | accusative plural masculine form of slaids |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | sleid- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sleidʰ- | slippery, to slide |