Where does “полетјети” come from?

полетјети (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian по, from Proto-Slavic po, from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.

полетјети (Serbo-Croatian): to take off; to commence flying, to soar up, rise...

Definitions

  1. to take off; to commence flying, to soar up, rise...

Ancestry of “полетјети”, step by step

полетјети traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian по

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпоhalf; for; over, through, across, in, on
2Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

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 h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó →Every word from Proto-Slavic po →