Where does “слу́шать” come from?

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

слу́шать (Russian): to hear, listen

Definitions

  1. to hear, listen

Ancestry of “слу́шать”, step by step

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

Words derived from “слу́шать”

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