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Where does “swápnas” come from?

swápnas (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European swépnos, from Proto-Indo-European swopnos, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

swápnas (Proto-Balto-Slavic): dream

Definitions

  1. dream

Ancestry of “swápnas”, step by step

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

Words derived from “swápnas”

  • sapnis
  • sapņains
  • sapnas
  • sapnuoti
  • sapnuotojas
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →