Where does “слути” come from?

слути (Serbo-Croatian) comes 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.

слути (Serbo-Croatian): to call, to say aloud

Definitions

  1. to call, to say aloud

Ancestry of “слути”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicslūtito be named, to talk over, to follow news
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱléw-(e)-ti
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱléw-(e)-ti
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