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Where does “пролететь” come from?

пролететь (Russian) comes from Russian про́-, from Proto-Slavic pro-, from Proto-Slavic *pro, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pra, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

пролететь (Russian): to fly , to fly; to overfly, to overshoot; to...

Definitions

  1. to fly , to fly; to overfly, to overshoot; to...

Ancestry of “пролететь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпро́-—
2Proto-Slavicpro-—
3Proto-Slavic*pro—
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*pra—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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