Where does “samno” come from?

samno (Dalmatian) comes from Latin somnus, from Proto-Italic swepnos, from Proto-Indo-European swépnos, from Proto-Indo-European swopnos, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

samno (Dalmatian): sleep

Definitions

  1. sleep

Ancestry of “samno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsomnussleep; drowsiness, slumber sloth, idleness; death
2Proto-Italicswepnos
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswépnossleep, slumber
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswopnosdream
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep-Every word from Proto-Indo-European swopnosEvery word from Proto-Indo-European swépnos