Where does “uspávadlo” come from?

uspávadlo (Czech) comes from Czech uspávat, from Czech uspat, from Czech spát, from Old Czech spáti, from Proto-Slavic sъpati, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

uspávadlo (Czech): soporific, hypnotic, sleeping pill

Definitions

  1. soporific, hypnotic, sleeping pill

Ancestry of “uspávadlo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechuspávatto make sleepy, to induce sleep in, to put to sleep
2Czechuspatto induce sleep in, to put to sleep
3Czechspátto sleep
4Old Czechspátito sleep
5Proto-Slavicsъpatito sleep
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sъpati →Every word from Old Czech spáti →
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