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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/
swap-
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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.
Contents
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Proto-Indo-Iranian
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Root
1.2.1
Descendants
1.2.2
Derived terms
Proto-Indo-Iranian
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Etymology
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From
Proto-Indo-European
*swep-
.
Root
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*swap-
sleep
, to
sleep
dreaming
Descendants
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Proto-Indo-Aryan:
*swap-
Sanskrit:
स्वप्
(
svap
)
Proto-Iranian:
*hwápati
Avestan:
𐬓𐬀𐬞𐬀𐬥
(
xᵛapan
)
Gilaki:
خفت
(
xuft
)
Northern Kurdish:
xew
(
“
sleep
”
)
,
xewn
(
“
dream
”
)
Middle Persian:
hwʾb
(
xvāb
)
Persian:
خواب
(
xvâb, xâb
)
→
Urdu:
خواب
(
xvāb
)
Lurish:
Northern Luri:
خاو
(
xāw
)
Nahavandi:
خۋ
(
xü
)
Bakhtiari:
خٱو
(
xaw
)
Southern Luri:
خٱو
(
xaw
)
Derived terms
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*swápati
Proto-Indo-Aryan:
*swápati
Vedic Sanskrit:
स्वपति
(
svápati
)
Classical Sanskrit:
स्वपिति
(
svápiti
)
*swápnas
(
“
dream
”
)