Where does “následník” come from?

následník (Czech) comes from Czech následovat, from Czech sledovat, from Proto-Slavic slědъ, from Latvian slaidus, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sleid-, from Proto-Indo-European sleidʰ- — slippery, to slide.

následník (Czech): successor

Definitions

  1. successor

Ancestry of “následník”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechnásledovatto follow
2Czechsledovatto follow
3Proto-Slavicslědъtrack, trace
4Latvianslaidusaccusative plural masculine form of slaids
5Proto-Balto-Slavicsleid-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansleidʰ-slippery, to slide

Words derived from “následník”

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