Where does “ख़्वाब” come from?

ख़्वाब (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian خْوَاب, from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭥𐭠𐭡, from Proto-Iranian *hwápati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian swápati, from Proto-Indo-European swép-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

ख़्वाब (Hindi): dream

Definitions

  1. dream

Ancestry of “ख़्वाब”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianخْوَاب—
2Middle Persian𐭧𐭥𐭠𐭡—
3Proto-Iranian*hwápatito sleep
4Proto-Indo-Iranianswápati—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswép-e-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swép-e-ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian swápati →