Where does “usnąć” come from?

usnąć (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic usъnǫti, from Proto-Slavic sъpati, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

usnąć (Polish): to fall asleep

Definitions

  1. to fall asleep

Ancestry of “usnąć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicusъnǫtito fall asleep
2Proto-Slavicsъpatito sleep
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sъpati →Every word from Proto-Slavic usъnǫti →
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