Where does “uzleteti” come from?
uzleteti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian uz, from Proto-Slavic vъz, from Proto-Balto-Slavic uź — on, at; in return for.
uzleteti (Serbo-Croatian): to take off
Ancestry of “uzleteti”, step by step
uzleteti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian uz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | uz | up, upward; next to, beside, alongside, by; with,... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | vъz | instead of, in return for; up; by, beside |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | uź | on, at; in return for |
via Serbo-Croatian lèteti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | lèteti | to fly (of birds etc., or in an aircraft) |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | letěti | to fly |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | lēk- | string, twig, tendril; leg, the main muscle of... |