Where does “दुःस्वप्न” come from?

दुःस्वप्न (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit दुःस्वप्न, from Sanskrit स्वप्न, from Proto-Indo-Iranian swápnas, from Proto-Indo-European swépnos, from Proto-Indo-European swopnos, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

दुःस्वप्न (Hindi): nightmare

Definitions

  1. nightmare

Ancestry of “दुःस्वप्न”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदुःस्वप्नnightmare
2Sanskritस्वप्नsleep, sleeping; dream, dreaming; sleepiness,...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianswápnassleep, sleeping; dreaming
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswépnossleep, slumber
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswopnosdream
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swopnos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swépnos →