Where does “полётный” come from?

полётный (Russian) comes from Russian полёт, from Proto-Slavic *letъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lekt-, from Proto-Indo-European lēk- — string, twig, tendril; leg, the main muscle of...

полётный (Russian): flight

Definitions

  1. flight

Ancestry of “полётный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianполётflight, flying
2Proto-Slavic*letъflight
3Proto-Balto-Slaviclekt-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlēk-string, twig, tendril; leg, the main muscle of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lekt- →Every word from Proto-Slavic *letъ →