Where does “സ്വപ്നം” come from?

സ്വപ്നം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit स्वप्न, from Proto-Indo-Iranian swápnas, from Proto-Indo-European swépnos, from Proto-Indo-European swopnos, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

സ്വപ്നം (Malayalam): dream seen at night, Imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping

Definitions

  1. dream seen at night, Imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping

Ancestry of “സ്വപ്നം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritस्वप्नsleep, sleeping; dream, dreaming; sleepiness,...
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 →