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

Definitions

  1. to sleep

Ancestry of “спаць”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicсъпати—
2Proto-Slavicsъpatito sleep
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sъpati →Every word from Old East Slavic съпати →