Where does “летательный” come from?

летательный (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...

летательный (Russian): flying, made to fly

Definitions

  1. flying, made to fly

Ancestry of “летательный”, 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 →
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