Where does “húpnos” come from?
húpnos (Proto-Hellenic) comes from Proto-Indo-European supnós, from Proto-Indo-European swóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.
Ancestry of “húpnos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | supnós | sleep; death |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | swóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swep- | to sleep |