Where does “poslušati” come from?

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

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “poslušati”, step by step

poslušati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian slušati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianslušatito 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 po

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpohalf; for; over, through, across, in, on
2Serbo-Croatianpolpole; sex; gender
3Ancient Greekπόλοςpivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sluxěti →