Where does “քնաշրջիկ” come from?

քնաշրջիկ (Armenian) comes from Armenian քուն, from Old Armenian քուն, from Proto-Indo-European swópno-, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

քնաշրջիկ (Armenian): somnambulist, sleepwalker

Definitions

  1. somnambulist, sleepwalker

Ancestry of “քնաշրջիկ”, step by step

քնաշրջիկ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian քուն

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianքունsleep, slumber
2Old Armenianքունsleep, slumber, nap
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswópno-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep

via Armenian շրջել

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianշրջելto turn, turn over, reverse; to have a walk,...
2Old Armenianշրջեմ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swópno- →Every word from Old Armenian քուն →