Where does “spany” come from?
spany (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian spaś, from Proto-Slavic sъpati, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.
spany (Lower Sorbian): past passive participle of spaś
Definitions
- past passive participle of spaś
Ancestry of “spany”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Lower Sorbian | spaś | to sleep |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | sъpati | to sleep |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swep- | to sleep |