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Where does “летјети” come from?

летјети (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic letěti, from Proto-Indo-European lēk- — string, twig, tendril; leg, the main muscle of...

летјети (Serbo-Croatian): to fly; to pass quickly; to rush, hurry

Definitions

  1. to fly; to pass quickly; to rush, hurry

Ancestry of “летјети”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicletětito fly
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlēk-string, twig, tendril; leg, the main muscle of...

Words derived from “летјети”

  • одлетјети
  • полетјети
  • прелетјети
  • узлетјети
  • надлетјети
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