Where does “послушание” come from?

послушание (Russian) comes from Russian послушать, 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.

послушание (Russian): obedience

Definitions

  1. obedience

Ancestry of “послушание”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпослушатьto listen, to listen to; to attend; to auscultate
2Russianслу́шатьto hear, listen
3Proto-Slavicslušatito listen
4Proto-Slavicsluxěti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
6Proto-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 sluxěti →