Where does “سونا” come from?

سونا (Urdu) comes from Vedic Sanskrit स्वपति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan swápati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian swápati, from Proto-Indo-European swép-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

سونا (Urdu): empty; hollow; unoccupied

Definitions

  1. empty; hollow; unoccupied

Ancestry of “سونا”, step by step

سونا traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vedic Sanskrit स्वपति

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vedic Sanskritस्वपति—
2Proto-Indo-Aryanswápati—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianswápati—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswép-e-ti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep

via Finnish sauna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsaunasauna; Any bath where sweating is part of the...
2Proto-Finnicsaknasauna
3Proto-Germanicstakna-—

via Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀲𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡—
2Sanskritशून्यzero; cipher, cypher; blank, deserted
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱówH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swép-e-ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian swápati →