Where does “безсонний” come from?

безсонний (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian 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.

безсонний (Ukrainian): sleepless, wakeful

Definitions

  1. sleepless, wakeful

Ancestry of “безсонний”, step by step

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