Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/swap-

This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *swep-.

Root

*swap-

sleep, to sleep
dreaming

Descendants

Indo-Aryan: *swap-
- Sanskrit: स्वप् (svap)
Iranian: *hwap-
- Kurdish: xew (xaw)
- Old Persian:
  - Middle Persian: hwʾb (xwāb)
    - Persian: خواب‎ (xâb)

Derived terms

*swápati
- Indo-Aryan: *swápati
  - Vedic Sanskrit: स्वपति (svápati)
    - Classical Sanskrit: स्वपिति (svápiti)
*swápnas (“dream”)