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Where does “slušati” come from?

slušati (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.

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

Definitions

  1. to listen; to obey; to auscultate

Ancestry of “slušati”, step by step

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

Words derived from “slušati”

  • poslušati
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