Where does “облететь” come from?
облететь (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...
облететь (Russian): to fly; to spread; to fall, to lose/shed its...
Definitions
- to fly; to spread; to fall, to lose/shed its...
Ancestry of “облететь”, step by step
облететь traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian лете́ть
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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... |
via Russian об–
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | об– | before certain letters |