Where does “քնաշրջություն” come from?

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

քնաշրջություն (Armenian): sleepwalking

Definitions

  1. sleepwalking

Ancestry of “քնաշրջություն”, step by step

քնաշրջություն 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 →