Where does “улетучиться” come from?

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

улетучиться (Russian): to evaporate, to vaporize

Definitions

  1. to evaporate, to vaporize

Ancestry of “улетучиться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianулету́читьto evaporate, to vaporize, to volatilize
2Russianлету́чийflying
3Russianлета́тьto fly
4Proto-Slaviclětati—
5Proto-Slavicletětito fly
6Proto-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 Proto-Slavic lětati →
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