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Where does “прелетети” come from?

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

прелетети (Serbo-Croatian): to fly over/across; to glance, skim over

Definitions

  1. to fly over/across; to glance, skim over

Ancestry of “прелетети”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianлететиto fly; to pass quickly; to rush, hurry
2Proto-Slavicletětito fly
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlēk-string, twig, tendril; leg, the main muscle of...
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