Where does “долетать” come from?

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

долетать (Russian): to fly (to, as far as), (thrown object, projectile etc) to reach

Definitions

  1. to fly (to, as far as), (thrown object, projectile etc) to reach

Ancestry of “долетать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлета́тьto fly
2Proto-Slaviclětati—
3Proto-Slavicletětito fly
4Proto-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 Proto-Slavic lětati →