Where does “poslușniță” come from?
poslușniță (Romanian) comes from Romanian poslușnic, from Old Church Slavonic послоушьникъ, 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 — to cover; to incline.
Ancestry of “poslușniță”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | poslușnic | lay brother, servant |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | послоушьникъ | listener |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | послоушати | hear |
| 4 | Old Church Slavonic | слоушати | to listen |
| 5 | Old Church Slavonic | слоухъ | rumor; news; hearing |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | sluxъ | hearing, rumor |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | slūti | to be named, to talk over, to follow news |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱléw-(e)-ti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |