Where does “خواب” come from?

خواب (Urdu) comes from Classical Persian خْوَاب, from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭥𐭠𐭡, from Proto-Iranian *hwápati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian swápati, from Proto-Indo-European swép-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

خواب (Urdu): dream

Definitions

dream

Ancestry of “خواب”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Classical Persian	خْوَاب	—
2	Middle Persian	𐭧𐭥𐭠𐭡	—
3	Proto-Iranian	*hwápati	—
4	Proto-Indo-Iranian	swápati	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	swép-e-ti	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	swep-	to sleep

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