Where does “иссле́довать” come from?

иссле́довать (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.

иссле́довать (Russian): to research; to explore, examine

Definitions

  1. to research; to explore, examine

Ancestry of “иссле́довать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianследtrack; footprint, footstep; trace, sign
2Old East Slavicслѣдъtrace, track
3Proto-Slavicslědъtrack, trace
4Latvianslaidusaccusative plural masculine form of slaids
5Proto-Balto-Slavicsleid-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansleidʰ-slippery, to slide

Words derived from “иссле́довать”

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