Where does “letkyně” come from?

letkyně (Czech) comes from Czech letět, from Proto-Slavic letěti, from Proto-Indo-European lēk- — string, twig, tendril; leg, the main muscle of...

letkyně (Czech): female flier

Definitions

  1. female flier

Ancestry of “letkyně”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechletětto fly; to be in fashion
2Proto-Slavicletětito fly
3Proto-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 Czech letět →