Where does “sueñecito” come from?

sueñecito (Spanish) comes from Spanish sueño, from Old Spanish suenno, from Latin somnus, from Proto-Italic swepnos, from Proto-Indo-European swépnos, from Proto-Indo-European swopnos, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

Ancestry of “sueñecito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsueñosleep, slumber; sleepiness; dream
2Old Spanishsuennodream
3Latinsomnussleep; drowsiness, slumber sloth, idleness; death
4Proto-Italicswepnos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswépnossleep, slumber
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswopnosdream
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swopnos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swépnos →