Where does “лётчыца” come from?

лётчыца (Belarusian) comes from Belarusian лётчык, 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...

Ancestry of “лётчыца”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Belarusianлётчыкairman, pilot, flyer, aviator
2Belarusianляцецьto fly
3Old East Slavicлетѣти—
4Proto-Slavicletětito fly
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlēk-string, twig, tendril; leg, the main muscle of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic letěti →Every word from Old East Slavic летѣти →