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
Ancestry of “xew”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Iranian | hwápnas | — |
| 2 | Indo-Iranian | *swápnas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swépnos | sleep, slumber |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swopnos | dream |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swep- | to sleep |