Where does “sapnis” come from?

sapnis (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic swápnas, from Proto-Indo-European swépnos, from Proto-Indo-European swopnos, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

sapnis (Latvian): dream

Definitions

  1. dream

Ancestry of “sapnis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicswápnasdream
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswépnossleep, slumber
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswopnosdream
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep

Words derived from “sapnis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swopnos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swépnos →