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Where does “वपति” come from?

वपति (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Iranian hwap-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian swap-, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

Ancestry of “वपति”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianhwap-—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianswap-sleep, to sleep; dreaming
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep

Words derived from “वपति”

  • बोना
  • بونا
  • 𑀯𑀯𑀤𑀺
  • वाविवउं
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