Where does “вертолет” come from?

вертолет (Bulgarian) comes from Russian вертолёт, from Russian лете́ть, from Old East Slavic летѣти, from Proto-Slavic letěti, from Proto-Indo-European lēk- — string, twig, tendril; leg, the main muscle of...

вертолет (Bulgarian): helicopter, autogyro, chopper

Definitions

  1. helicopter, autogyro, chopper

Ancestry of “вертолет”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвертолётhelicopter
2Russianлете́тьto 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 →