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Where does “налёт” come from?

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

налёт (Russian): raid, foray, incursion; swoop; a thin film, a...

Definitions

  1. raid, foray, incursion; swoop; a thin film, a...

Ancestry of “налёт”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianналетатьto fly , to come flying; to bump , to run , to...
2Russianлета́ть—
3Proto-Slaviclětati—
4Proto-Slavicletětito fly
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlēk-string, twig, tendril; leg, the main muscle of...

Words derived from “налёт”

  • налётчик
  • авианалёт
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