Where does “лѣтати” come from?
лѣтати (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic lětati, from Proto-Slavic letěti, from Proto-Indo-European lēk- — string, twig, tendril; leg, the main muscle of...
лѣтати (Old Church Slavonic): to fly
Ancestry of “лѣтати”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | lětati | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | letěti | to fly |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | lēk- | string, twig, tendril; leg, the main muscle of... |