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Where does “senność” come from?

senność (Polish) comes from Polish senny, from Polish sen, from Old Polish sen, from Proto-Slavic sъ̀nъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic supnas, from Proto-Indo-European supnós, from Proto-Indo-European swóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

senność (Polish): sleepiness

Definitions

  1. sleepiness

Ancestry of “senność”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishsennyof or relating to, dreams or sleep; sleepy
2Polishsendream; sleep
3Old Polishsen—
4Proto-Slavicsъ̀nъsleep, dream
5Proto-Balto-Slavicsupnassleep, dream
6Proto-Indo-Europeansupnóssleep; death
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →