Where does “летален” come from?

летален (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian летя, from Macedonian -лив, from Proto-Slavic -ьlivъ.

летален (Bulgarian): flight-related

Definitions

  1. flight-related

Ancestry of “летален”, step by step

летален traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian летя

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianлетяto fly, soar, to float; to move at high speed, to...
2Macedonian-лив-able
3Proto-Slavic-ьlivъ—

via Latin lētālis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlētālislethal, deadly, fatal, mortal
2Latin-ālis—
3Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives
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