Where does “одлетјети” come from?

одлетјети (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian од, from Proto-Slavic otъ, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

одлетјети (Serbo-Croatian): to fly away

Definitions

  1. to fly away

Ancestry of “одлетјети”, step by step

одлетјети traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian од

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianодfrom, since; of; than
2Proto-Slavicotъfrom, away from; originating from, starting from...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanétibeyond; over
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éand, then
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Serbo-Croatian летјети

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianлетјетиto fly; to pass quickly; to rush, hurry
2Proto-Slavicletětito fly
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlēk-string, twig, tendril; leg, the main muscle of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁é →Every word from Proto-Indo-European éti →