Where does “súan” come from?

súan (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic sounos, from Proto-Indo-European swépnos, from Proto-Indo-European swopnos, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

súan (Old Irish): slumber, sleep

Definitions

  1. slumber, sleep

Ancestry of “súan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticsounossleep
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswépnossleep, slumber
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswopnosdream
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep

Words derived from “súan

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep-Every word from Proto-Indo-European swopnosEvery word from Proto-Indo-European swépnos