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Where does “lětati” come from?

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

Ancestry of “lětati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicletětito fly
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlēk-string, twig, tendril; leg, the main muscle of...

Words derived from “lětati”

  • летать
  • lata
  • latać
  • lat
  • lietať
  • letisko
  • letište
  • далятаць
  • лятаць
  • лѣтати
  • lětać
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēk- →