Where does “зміцнювати” come from?

зміцнювати (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian зміцни́ти, 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...

зміцнювати (Ukrainian): to strengthen, to consolidate, to reinforce

Definitions

  1. to strengthen, to consolidate, to reinforce

Ancestry of “зміцнювати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianзміцни́тиto strengthen, to consolidate, to reinforce
2Ukrainianз-attached to imperfective verbs to form the perfective aspect
3Ukrainianлеті́тиto fly
4Old East Slavicлетѣти
5Proto-Slavicletětito fly
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlēk-string, twig, tendril; leg, the main muscle of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēk-Every word from Proto-Slavic letětiEvery word from Ukrainian з-