Where does “սիրավեպ” come from?

սիրավեպ (Armenian) comes from Armenian վեպ, from Old Armenian վէպ, from Ancient Greek ϝέπος, from Proto-Hellenic wékʷos, from Proto-Indo-European wékʷos, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

սիրավեպ (Armenian): romance novel; love story

Definitions

  1. romance novel; love story

Ancestry of “սիրավեպ”, step by step

սիրավեպ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian վեպ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianվեպnovel; romance; epic, legend, tale
2Old Armenianվէպstory, myth, epic, legend, tale
3Ancient Greekϝέπος—
4Proto-Hellenicwékʷosword, speech
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwékʷos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

via Armenian սեր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianսերcream; love; affection, caring
2Old Armenianսէրlove; affection, fondness, tenderness;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeyro-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wékʷos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic wékʷos →