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