Where does “sonni” come from?
sonni (Italian) comes from Italian sonno, from Latin somnus, from Proto-Italic swepnos, from Proto-Indo-European swépnos, from Proto-Indo-European swopnos, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.
sonni (Italian): plural of sonno
Ancestry of “sonni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | sonno | The state of being asleep; sleep, slumber; The... |
| 2 | Latin | somnus | sleep; drowsiness, slumber sloth, idleness; death |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | swepnos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swépnos | sleep, slumber |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swopnos | dream |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swep- | to sleep |