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Where does “sounos” come from?

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

sounos (Proto-Celtic): sleep

Definitions

  1. sleep

Ancestry of “sounos”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sounos”

  • suan
  • suanach
  • suanbhruith
  • suanlios
  • suanchógas
  • suain-lann
  • suain
  • hun
  • súantraige
  • súan
  • hʉn
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