Where does “послоушьникъ” come from?
послоушьникъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic послоушати, from Old Church Slavonic слоушати, from Old Church Slavonic слоухъ, from Proto-Slavic sluxъ, from Proto-Slavic slūti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱléw-(e)-ti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
послоушьникъ (Old Church Slavonic): listener
Definitions
- listener
Ancestry of “послоушьникъ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | послоушати | hear |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | слоушати | to listen |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | слоухъ | rumor; news; hearing |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | sluxъ | hearing, rumor |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | slūti | to be named, to talk over, to follow news |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱléw-(e)-ti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |