Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/swap-

This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed terms 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-

    1. sleep, to sleep
    2. dreaming

    Derived terms

    • *swápati
      • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *swápati
    • *swápnas (“dream”)

    Descendants

    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *swap-
    • Proto-Iranian: *hwápati
      • Northern Kurdish: xew (“sleep”)
      • Middle Persian: hwʾb (xvāb)
      • Lurish:
        • Northern Luri: خاۏ (xaw)
          Nahavandi: خۏ (xw)
        • Bakhtiari: خںۏ (xəw)
        • Southern Luri: خںۏ (xəw)
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