Where does “мимолётный” come from?
мимолётный (Russian) comes from Russian лете́ть, from Old East Slavic летѣти, from Proto-Slavic letěti, from Proto-Indo-European lēk- — string, twig, tendril; leg, the main muscle of...
мимолётный (Russian): fleeting, passing, transient
Definitions
- fleeting, passing, transient
Ancestry of “мимолётный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | лете́ть | to fly |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | летѣти | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | letěti | to fly |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lēk- | string, twig, tendril; leg, the main muscle of... |