Where does “подслушивание” come from?
подслушивание (Russian) comes from Russian подслушивать, from Russian подслу́шать, 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.
подслушивание (Russian): eavesdropping listening to private conversation
Definitions
- eavesdropping listening to private conversation
Ancestry of “подслушивание”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | подслушивать | to eavesdrop, to overhear, to bug, to intercept |
| 2 | Russian | подслу́шать | to eavesdrop, to overhear, to bug, to intercept |
| 3 | Russian | слу́шать | to hear, listen |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | slušati | to listen |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | sluxěti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |