Where does “летючий” come from?

летючий (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...

летючий (Ukrainian): flying

Definitions

  1. flying

Ancestry of “летючий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianлеті́тиto fly
2Old East Slavicлетѣти—
3Proto-Slavicletětito fly
4Proto-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 Old East Slavic летѣти →