Where does “втеча” come from?

втеча (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian втекти́, from Ukrainian в-, from Ukrainian -бира́ти, from Serbo-Croatian -ати, from Proto-Slavic -ati, from Proto-Slavic -ěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti — Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;...

втеча (Ukrainian): flight, escape, getaway act of fleeing

Definitions

  1. flight, escape, getaway act of fleeing

Ancestry of “втеча”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianвтекти́to flee, to get away, to run away, to run off
2Ukrainianв-into, in indicates inward movement
3Ukrainian-бира́ти
4Serbo-Croatian-атиA suffix appended to words to form a verb
5Proto-Slavic-atiFrom imperfective verbs, forming...
6Proto-Slavic-ětiInherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;...
7Proto-Balto-Slavic-ēˀtei
8Proto-Indo-European-éh₁tiCreates stative verbs from perfective roots;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁tiEvery word from Proto-Slavic -ětiEvery word from Proto-Slavic -ati