Where does “ὕπνος” come from?
ὕπνος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic húpnos, from Proto-Indo-European supnós, from Proto-Indo-European swóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.
ὕπνος (Ancient Greek): sleep; death
Definitions
- sleep; death
Ancestry of “ὕπνος”, step by step
ὕπνος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Hellenic húpnos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Hellenic | húpnos | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | supnós | sleep; death |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swep- | to sleep |