Where does “suain” come from?
suain (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish súan, from Proto-Celtic sounos, from Proto-Indo-European swépnos, from Proto-Indo-European swopnos, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.
suain (Scottish Gaelic): slumber, sleep, narcosis
Ancestry of “suain”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | súan | slumber, sleep |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | sounos | sleep |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swépnos | sleep, slumber |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swopnos | dream |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swep- | to sleep |
Words derived from “suain”