Where does “полететь” come from?

полететь (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...

полететь (Russian): to fly, to be flying

Definitions

  1. to fly, to be flying

Ancestry of “полететь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлете́тьto fly
2Old East Slavicлетѣти—
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 Old East Slavic летѣти →
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