Where does “nisomnu” come from?
nisomnu (Aromanian) comes from Aromanian somnu, from Latin somnus, from Proto-Italic swepnos, from Proto-Indo-European swépnos, from Proto-Indo-European swopnos, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.
nisomnu (Aromanian): insomnia
Ancestry of “nisomnu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Aromanian | somnu | sleep |
| 2 | Latin | somnus | sleep; drowsiness, slumber sloth, idleness; death |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | swepnos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swépnos | sleep, slumber |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swopnos | dream |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swep- | to sleep |