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

  1. fleeting, passing, transient

Ancestry of “мимолётный”, step by step

мимолётный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian лете́ть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлете́тьto fly
2Old East Slavicлетѣти—
3Proto-Slavicletětito fly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlēk-string, twig, tendril; leg, the main muscle of...

via Russian ми́мо

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianми́моpast, by
2Proto-Slavicmimoby, past
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic letěti →Every word from Old East Slavic летѣти →