Where does “xew” come from?

xew (Kurdish) comes from Proto-Iranian hwápnas, from Indo-Iranian *swápnas, from Proto-Indo-European swépnos, from Proto-Indo-European swopnos, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

xew (Kurdish): sleep

Definitions

  1. sleep

Ancestry of “xew”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianhwápnas—
2Indo-Iranian*swápnas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswépnossleep, slumber
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswopnosdream
5Proto-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 →