Where does “huy” come from?

huy (Naga Pidgin) comes from Assamese শো, from Sanskrit स्वपति, from Sanskrit स्वप्, from Sanskrit सु-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hsu-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hsu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.

huy (Naga Pidgin): sleep

Definitions

  1. sleep

Ancestry of “huy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseশোto sleep
2Sanskritस्वपतिto sleep, slumber; to lie down, recline; to die
3Sanskritस्वप्to sleep, fall asleep
4Sanskritसु-good, well
5Proto-Indo-AryanHsu-—
6Proto-Indo-IranianHsu-good
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁su- →Every word from Sanskrit सु- →