Where does “послѣдъкъ” come from?

послѣдъкъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic слѣдъ, from Proto-Slavic slědъ, from Latvian slaidus, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sleid-, from Proto-Indo-European sleidʰ- — slippery, to slide.

послѣдъкъ (Old Church Slavonic): end

Definitions

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Ancestry of “послѣдъкъ”, step by step

послѣдъкъ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Church Slavonic слѣдъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicслѣдъtrace, track
2Proto-Slavicslědъtrack, trace
3Latvianslaidusaccusative plural masculine form of slaids
4Proto-Balto-Slavicsleid-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansleidʰ-slippery, to slide

via Old Church Slavonic по

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicпоalong; on; after
2Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleidʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic sleid- →Every word from Latvian slaidus →