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