Where does “ಸ್ವಪ್ನ” come from?
ಸ್ವಪ್ನ (Kannada) comes 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.
ಸ್ವಪ್ನ (Kannada): a dream
Ancestry of “ಸ್ವಪ್ನ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | स्वप्न | sleep, sleeping; dream, dreaming; sleepiness,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | swápnas | sleep, sleeping; dreaming |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swépnos | sleep, slumber |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swopnos | dream |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swep- | to sleep |