Where does “подслушивать” come from?
подслушивать (Russian) comes 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.
подслушивать (Russian): to eavesdrop, to overhear, to bug, to intercept
Definitions
- to eavesdrop, to overhear, to bug, to intercept
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