Where does “dosłyszeć” come from?

dosłyszeć (Polish) comes from Polish słyszeć, from Proto-Slavic slyšati, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

dosłyszeć (Polish): to discern audibly, to make out

Definitions

  1. to discern audibly, to make out

Ancestry of “dosłyszeć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishsłyszećto hear
2Proto-Slavicslyšatito hear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Slavic slyšati →
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