Where does “бързолет” come from?

бързолет (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian лет, from Proto-Slavic *letъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lekt-, from Proto-Indo-European lēk- — string, twig, tendril; leg, the main muscle of...

бързолет (Bulgarian): fast flyer

Definitions

  1. fast flyer

Ancestry of “бързолет”, step by step

бързолет traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian лет

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianлетflying, airborne
2Proto-Slavic*letъflight
3Proto-Balto-Slaviclekt-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlēk-string, twig, tendril; leg, the main muscle of...

via Bulgarian бърз

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianбързfast, swift, quick, rapid, sweeping, fleet
2Proto-Slavicbъrzъfast, swift
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lekt- →Every word from Proto-Slavic *letъ →