Where does “suan” come from?

suan (Irish) comes from Old Irish súan, from Proto-Celtic sounos, from Proto-Indo-European swépnos, from Proto-Indo-European swopnos, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

suan (Irish): sleep, slumber

Definitions

  1. sleep, slumber

Ancestry of “suan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsúanslumber, sleep
2Proto-Celticsounossleep
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswépnossleep, slumber
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswopnosdream
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep

Words derived from “suan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swopnos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swépnos →