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Where does “дремати” come from?

дремати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic drěmati, from Proto-Indo-European drem- — to run.

дремати (Serbo-Croatian): to doze, slumber, take a nap

Definitions

  1. to doze, slumber, take a nap

Ancestry of “дремати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdrěmatito doze, to drowse, to slumber
2Proto-Indo-Europeandrem-to run

Words derived from “дремати”

  • придремати
  • задремати
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drem- →