Where does “узлетети” come from?

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

узлетети (Serbo-Croatian): to take off

Definitions

  1. to take off

Ancestry of “узлетети”, step by step

узлетети traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian летети

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

via Serbo-Croatian уз

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianузup, upward; next to, beside, alongside, by; with,...
2Proto-Slavicvъzinstead of, in return for; up; by, beside
3Proto-Balto-Slavicuźon, at; in return for
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic letěti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian летети →