Where does “спаць” come from?
спаць (Belarusian) comes from Old East Slavic съпати, from Proto-Slavic sъpati, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.
спаць (Belarusian): to sleep
Ancestry of “спаць”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | съпати | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | sъpati | to sleep |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swep- | to sleep |