Where does “слушати” come from?

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

слушати (Serbo-Croatian): to listen; to obey; to auscultate

Definitions

  1. to listen; to obey; to auscultate

Ancestry of “слушати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicslušatito listen
2Proto-Slavicsluxěti—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “слушати”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sluxěti →