Where does “suanchógas” come from?

suanchógas (Irish) comes from Irish suan, 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.

suanchógas (Irish): soporific

Definitions

  1. soporific

Ancestry of “suanchógas”, step by step

suanchógas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish suan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishsuansleep, slumber
2Old Irishsúanslumber, sleep
3Proto-Celticsounossleep
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswépnossleep, slumber
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswopnosdream
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep

via Irish cógas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcógasmedication; medicine; pharmaceutical
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swopnos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swépnos →
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