Where does “sapna” come from?

sapna (Naga Pidgin) comes from Hindi सपना, 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.

sapna (Naga Pidgin): dream

Definitions

  1. dream

Ancestry of “sapna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiसपनाdream, reverie, vision
2Sanskritस्वप्नsleep, sleeping; dream, dreaming; sleepiness,...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianswápnassleep, sleeping; dreaming
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswépnossleep, slumber
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswopnosdream
6Proto-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 →