Where does “подслу́шать” come from?

подслу́шать (Russian) comes from Russian слу́шать, from Proto-Slavic slušati, from Proto-Slavic sluxěti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

подслу́шать (Russian): to eavesdrop, to overhear, to bug, to intercept

Definitions

  1. to eavesdrop, to overhear, to bug, to intercept

Ancestry of “подслу́шать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianслу́шатьto hear, listen
2Proto-Slavicslušatito listen
3Proto-Slavicsluxěti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “подслу́шать”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sluxěti →
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