Where does “somnișor” come from?

somnișor (Romanian) comes from Romanian somn, from Latin somnus, from Proto-Italic swepnos, from Proto-Indo-European swépnos, from Proto-Indo-European swopnos, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

somnișor (Romanian): a nap; a short sleep

Definitions

  1. a nap; a short sleep

Ancestry of “somnișor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniansomnsleep; sheatfish
2Latinsomnussleep; drowsiness, slumber sloth, idleness; death
3Proto-Italicswepnos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswépnossleep, slumber
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswopnosdream
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swopnos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swépnos →
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