Where does “заспать” come from?
заспать (Russian) comes from Russian спать, from Old Church Slavonic съпати, from Proto-Slavic sъpati, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.
заспать (Russian): to forget something after sleeping; to smother ...
Definitions
- to forget something after sleeping; to smother ...
Ancestry of “заспать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | спать | to sleep; to have sex |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | съпати | sleep |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | sъpati | to sleep |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swep- | to sleep |