Where does “swápnas” come from?
swápnas (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian swápnas, from Proto-Indo-European swépnos, from Proto-Indo-European swopnos, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.
Ancestry of “swápnas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | swápnas | sleep, sleeping; dreaming |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | swépnos | sleep, slumber |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swopnos | dream |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swep- | to sleep |
Words derived from “swápnas”