Where does “з-” come from?

з- (Ukrainian) comes 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...

з- (Ukrainian): attached to imperfective verbs to form the perfective aspect

Definitions

  1. attached to imperfective verbs to form the perfective aspect

Ancestry of “з-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianлеті́тиto fly
2Old East Slavicлетѣти—
3Proto-Slavicletětito fly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlēk-string, twig, tendril; leg, the main muscle of...

Words derived from “з-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic letěti →Every word from Old East Slavic летѣти →