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

Definitions

  1. to sleep; to have sex

Ancestry of “спать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicсъпатиsleep
2Proto-Slavicsъpatito sleep
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep

Words derived from “спать”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sъpati →Every word from Old Church Slavonic съпати →