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
Ancestry of “slyšet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Czech | slyšěti | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | slyšati | to hear |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |