Where does “sono” come from?

sono (Ambonese Malay) comes from Portuguese sono, from Old Portuguese sono, from Latin somnus, from Proto-Italic swepnos, from Proto-Indo-European swépnos, from Proto-Indo-European swopnos, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

sono (Ambonese Malay): to sleep

Definitions

  1. to sleep

Ancestry of “sono”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesonosleep; sleepiness
2Old Portuguesesono—
3Latinsomnussleep; drowsiness, slumber sloth, idleness; death
4Proto-Italicswepnos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswépnossleep, slumber
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswopnosdream
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swopnos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swépnos →