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Where does “sen” come from?

sen (Slovak) comes 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.

sen (Slovak): dream

Definitions

  1. dream

Ancestry of “sen”, step by step

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