Where does “स्वप्नदोष” come from?

स्वप्नदोष (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.

स्वप्नदोष (Sanskrit): nocturnal emission, night emission, pollutio nocturna

Definitions

  1. nocturnal emission, night emission, pollutio nocturna

Ancestry of “स्वप्नदोष”, step by step

स्वप्नदोष traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit स्वप्न

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

via Sanskrit दोष

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदोषfault, deficiency; vice; blame
2Proto-Indo-Iraniandáwšas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swopnos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swépnos →