Where does “звільни́ти” come from?

звільни́ти (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian з-, from Ukrainian леті́ти, from Old East Slavic летѣти, from Proto-Slavic letěti, from Proto-Indo-European lēk- — string, twig, tendril; leg, the main muscle of...

звільни́ти (Ukrainian): to free, to liberate, to release, to set free from captivity, occupation, restraint, servitude, etc

Definitions

  1. to free, to liberate, to release, to set free from captivity, occupation, restraint, servitude, etc

Ancestry of “звільни́ти”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianз-attached to imperfective verbs to form the perfective aspect
2Ukrainianлеті́тиto fly
3Old East Slavicлетѣти—
4Proto-Slavicletětito fly
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlēk-string, twig, tendril; leg, the main muscle of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic letěti →Every word from Ukrainian з- →