Where does “лётчык” come from?

лётчык (Belarusian) comes from Belarusian ляцець, from Old East Slavic летѣти, from Proto-Slavic letěti, from Proto-Indo-European lēk- — string, twig, tendril; leg, the main muscle of...

лётчык (Belarusian): airman, pilot, flyer, aviator

Definitions

  1. airman, pilot, flyer, aviator

Ancestry of “лётчык”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Belarusianляцецьto fly
2Old East Slavicлетѣти—
3Proto-Slavicletětito fly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlēk-string, twig, tendril; leg, the main muscle of...

Words derived from “лётчык”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic letěti →Every word from Old East Slavic летѣти →