Etymology Explorer › Serbo-Croatian

Where does “наслућивати” come from?

наслућивати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian наслу́тити, from Serbo-Croatian слутити, from Proto-Slavic slūti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱléw-(e)-ti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

наслућивати (Serbo-Croatian): imperfective form of наслу́тити

Definitions

  1. imperfective form of наслу́тити

Ancestry of “наслућивати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianнаслу́тити—
2Serbo-Croatianслутитиto suspect, have an inkling of; to bode
3Proto-Slavicslūtito be named, to talk over, to follow news
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱléw-(e)-ti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →