Where does “дрімати” come from?

дрімати (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic drěmati, from Proto-Indo-European drem- — to run.

дрімати (Ukrainian): to nap, to have a nap, to doze, to slumber, to drowse

Definitions

  1. to nap, to have a nap, to doze, to slumber, to drowse

Ancestry of “дрімати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdrěmatito doze, to drowse, to slumber
2Proto-Indo-Europeandrem-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drem- →Every word from Proto-Slavic drěmati →