Where does “nadletjeti” come from?

nadletjeti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian nad, from Proto-Slavic nadъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nōda, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nō-dʰh₁-o-m.

nadletjeti (Serbo-Croatian): to fly over

Definitions

  1. to fly over

Ancestry of “nadletjeti”, step by step

nadletjeti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian nad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiannadover, above
2Proto-Slavicnadъover, above
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnōda—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nō-dʰh₁-o-m—

via Serbo-Croatian lètjeti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianlètjetito fly (of birds etc., or in an aircraft)
2Proto-Slavicletětito fly
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlēk-string, twig, tendril; leg, the main muscle of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂nō-dʰh₁-o-m →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nōda →Every word from Proto-Slavic nadъ →