Where does “suaineach” come from?

suaineach (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic suain, 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.

suaineach (Scottish Gaelic): sleepy, drowsy

Definitions

  1. sleepy, drowsy

Ancestry of “suaineach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicsuainslumber, sleep, narcosis
2Old Irishsúanslumber, sleep
3Proto-Celticsounossleep
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswépnossleep, slumber
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswopnosdream
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep

Words derived from “suaineach”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swopnos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swépnos →