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Where does “दुःस्वप्न” come from?

दुःस्वप्न (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit स्वप्न, from Proto-Indo-Iranian swápnas, from Proto-Indo-European swépnos, from Proto-Indo-European swopnos, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

दुःस्वप्न (Sanskrit): nightmare

Definitions

  1. nightmare

Ancestry of “दुःस्वप्न”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritस्वप्नsleep, sleeping; dream, dreaming; sleepiness,...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianswápnassleep, sleeping; dreaming
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswépnossleep, slumber
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswopnosdream
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep

Words derived from “दुःस्वप्न”

  • दुःस्वप्न
  • દુઃસ્વપ્ન
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