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Where does “slyšet” come from?

slyšet (Czech) comes from Old Czech slyšěti, from Proto-Slavic slyšati, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

slyšet (Czech): to hear

Definitions

  1. to hear

Ancestry of “slyšet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechslyšěti—
2Proto-Slavicslyšatito hear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
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