Where does “сновидіння” come from?
сновидіння (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.
сновидіння (Ukrainian): dream seen in the mind while sleeping
Definitions
- dream seen in the mind while sleeping
Ancestry of “сновидіння”, step by step
сновидіння traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ukrainian сон
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | сон | sleep; dream; pasque flower |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | sъ̀nъ | sleep, dream |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | supnas | sleep, dream |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | supnós | sleep; death |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swep- | to sleep |
via Ukrainian видіти
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | видіти | to see |