Where does “slaids” come from?

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

slaids (Latvian): lithe, slim, slender; slender, straight;...

Definitions

  1. lithe, slim, slender; slender, straight;...

Ancestry of “slaids”, step by step

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

Words derived from “slaids”

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