Where does “сласть” come from?

сласть (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic сласть, from Proto-Slavic solstь, from Proto-Slavic sòldъkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic salˀdus, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l-.

сласть (Russian): sweetness; pleasure, enjoyment, candies; sweets

Definitions

  1. sweetness; pleasure, enjoyment, candies; sweets

Ancestry of “сласть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicсластьpleasure; satisfaction; sweetness
2Proto-Slavicsolstьpleasure, satisfaction
3Proto-Slavicsòldъkъsweet
4Proto-Balto-Slavicsalˀdus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—

Words derived from “сласть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic salˀdus →Every word from Proto-Slavic sòldъkъ →