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Where does “քուն” come from?

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

քուն (Armenian): sleep, slumber

Definitions

  1. sleep, slumber

Ancestry of “քուն”, step by step

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

Words derived from “քուն”

  • քնամուկ
  • քնկոտ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →