Where does “спя” come from?

спя (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic съпати, from Proto-Slavic sъpati, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

спя (Bulgarian): to sleep, to be asleep; to have sex

Definitions

  1. to sleep, to be asleep; to have sex

Ancestry of “спя”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicсъпатиsleep
2Proto-Slavicsъpatito sleep
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep

Words derived from “спя”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sъpati →Every word from Old Church Slavonic съпати →