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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

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
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