Where does “розлітатися” come from?

розлітатися (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian -ся, from Old East Slavic сѧ, from Proto-Slavic sę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

розлітатися (Ukrainian): to fly away, to fly apart, to scatter in the air in different directions

Definitions

  1. to fly away, to fly apart, to scatter in the air in different directions

Ancestry of “розлітатися”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainian-сяReflexive suffix appended to finite verbs and infinitives to make a reflexive, reciprocal, intransitive or passive verb
2Old East Slavicсѧ—
3Proto-Slavicsęoneself: myself, yourself, himself, herself,...
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*senoneself
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Ukrainian -ся →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen →