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Where does “𑀯𑀯𑀤𑀺” come from?

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

Ancestry of “𑀯𑀯𑀤𑀺”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवपति—
2Proto-Iranianhwap-—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianswap-sleep, to sleep; dreaming
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep

Words derived from “𑀯𑀯𑀤𑀺”

  • बोना
  • بونا
  • वाविवउं
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →