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Where does “бессонница” come from?

бессонница (Russian) comes from Russian бессо́нный, from Russian сон, from Proto-Slavic sъ̀nъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic supnas, from Proto-Indo-European supnós, from Proto-Indo-European swóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

бессонница (Russian): insomnia, sleeplessness

Definitions

  1. insomnia, sleeplessness

Ancestry of “бессонница”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбессо́нный—
2Russianсонsleep; dream
3Proto-Slavicsъ̀nъsleep, dream
4Proto-Balto-Slavicsupnassleep, dream
5Proto-Indo-Europeansupnóssleep; death
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep
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