Where does “начути” come from?

начути (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian чути, from Proto-Slavic čuti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- — to perceive; to observe.

начути (Serbo-Croatian): to get wind of, overhear

Definitions

  1. to get wind of, overhear

Ancestry of “начути”, step by step

начути traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian чути

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianчутиto hear; to hear from; to smell
2Proto-Slavicčutito sense; to feel; to notice
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewh₁-to perceive; to observe

via Serbo-Croatian на

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianнаto, on, onto; on, at, in; by, for, at
2Proto-Slavicnaon; concerning; onto
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic čuti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian чути →