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Where does “Soňa” come from?

Soňa (Slovak) comes from Russian со́ня, from Russian сон, from Proto-Slavic sъ̀nъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic supnas, from Proto-Indo-European supnós, from Proto-Indo-European swóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

Ancestry of “Soňa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсо́ня—
2Russianсонsleep; dream
3Proto-Slavicsъ̀nъsleep, dream
4Proto-Balto-Slavicsupnassleep, dream
5Proto-Indo-Europeansupnóssleep; death
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →