Where does “послушати” come from?

послушати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian слушати, from Proto-Slavic slušati, from Proto-Slavic sluxěti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

послушати (Serbo-Croatian): to listen to; to heed, obey; to auscultate

Definitions

  1. to listen to; to heed, obey; to auscultate

Ancestry of “послушати”, step by step

послушати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian слушати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianслушатиto listen; to obey; to auscultate
2Proto-Slavicslušatito listen
3Proto-Slavicsluxěti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Serbo-Croatian по

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпоhalf; for; over, through, across, in, on
2Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sluxěti →