Where does “заслышать” come from?

заслышать (Russian) comes from Russian слы́шать, from Proto-Slavic slỳšati, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

заслышать (Russian): to start to hear

Definitions

  1. to start to hear

Ancestry of “заслышать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianслы́шатьto hear
2Proto-Slavicslỳšatito 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 slỳšati →