Where does “недочути” come from?

недочути (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian недо-, from Ukrainian не-, 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...

недочути (Ukrainian): to not quite hear, to not be able to make out, to not get, to not catch

Definitions

  1. to not quite hear, to not be able to make out, to not get, to not catch

Ancestry of “недочути”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianнедо-under
2Ukrainianне-not; un-
3Ukrainianз-attached to imperfective verbs to form the perfective aspect
4Ukrainianлеті́тиto fly
5Old East Slavicлетѣти—
6Proto-Slavicletětito fly
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlēk-string, twig, tendril; leg, the main muscle of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēk- →Every word from Ukrainian не- →Every word from Proto-Slavic letěti →