Where does “स्वप्न” come from?
स्वप्न (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian swápnas, from Proto-Indo-European swépnos, from Proto-Indo-European swopnos, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.
स्वप्न (Sanskrit): sleep, sleeping; dream, dreaming; sleepiness,...
Definitions
- sleep, sleeping; dream, dreaming; sleepiness,...
Ancestry of “स्वप्न”, step by step
स्वप्न traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-Iranian swápnas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | swápnas | sleep, sleeping; dreaming |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | swépnos | sleep, slumber |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swopnos | dream |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swep- | to sleep |
via Indo-Iranian *swápnas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indo-Iranian | *swápnas | — |