Where does “स्वप्” come from?

स्वप् (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit अप्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

स्वप् (Sanskrit): to sleep, fall asleep

Definitions

  1. to sleep, fall asleep

Ancestry of “स्वप्”, step by step

स्वप् traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit अप्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअप्water; air; The star δ Virginis in Virgo
2Proto-Indo-IranianHā́pswater
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water

via Proto-Indo-European swep-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep

Words derived from “स्वप्”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps →Every word from Sanskrit अप् →