Where does “hwap-” come from?
hwap- (Proto-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian swap-, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.
Ancestry of “hwap-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | swap- | sleep, to sleep; dreaming |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | swep- | to sleep |
Words derived from “hwap-”