Where does “бесследный” come from?
бесследный (Russian) comes from Russian след, from Old East Slavic слѣдъ, from Proto-Slavic slědъ, from Latvian slaidus, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sleid-, from Proto-Indo-European sleidʰ- — slippery, to slide.
Ancestry of “бесследный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | след | track; footprint, footstep; trace, sign |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | слѣдъ | trace, track |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | slědъ | track, trace |
| 4 | Latvian | slaidus | accusative plural masculine form of slaids |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | sleid- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sleidʰ- | slippery, to slide |
Words derived from “бесследный”