Where does “снотворний” come from?

снотворний (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.

снотворний (Ukrainian): somniferous, soporific, sleep-inducing

Definitions

  1. somniferous, soporific, sleep-inducing

Ancestry of “снотворний”, step by step

снотворний traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian сон

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

via Ukrainian твори́ти

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianтвори́тиto create, make, produce
2Proto-Slavictvorìtito make
3Proto-Balto-Slavictwárīˀtei—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantwerH-to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s →Every word from Proto-Indo-European supnós →