Where does “услышать” come from?
услышать (Russian) comes from Russian слы́шать, from Proto-Slavic slỳšati, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
услышать (Russian): to hear; to smell, to feel
Definitions
- to hear; to smell, to feel
Ancestry of “услышать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | слы́шать | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | slỳšati | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |