Where does “xewn” come from?

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

xewn (Kurdish): dream

Definitions

  1. dream

Ancestry of “xewn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranian*hwáfnah—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianswápnassleep, sleeping; dreaming
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 →