Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/čula

Etymology
Probably substantized l-participle of an obsolete onomatopoeic verb, attested as 🇨🇬. Cognate (as per Bezlaj, Karaliūnas) with 🇨🇬.

Alternative proposals:
 * From grammatical <  with semantic inversion senseful → deaf, silent.
 * From, associating the grumpy demeanour of the animal as a result of cautiousness (for hogs) or stealthiness (for owls).

Noun

 * 1) animal with low-pitch call or growl
 * → hog
 * → owlet

Related terms

 * (hooting bird)
 * (sniffing, growling animal)
 * (hooting bird)
 * (sniffing, growling animal)

Descendants

 * South Slavic: