Where does “վեպ” come from?
վեպ (Armenian) comes 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.
վեպ (Armenian): novel; romance; epic, legend, tale
Definitions
- novel; romance; epic, legend, tale
Ancestry of “վեպ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | վէպ | story, myth, epic, legend, tale |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ϝέπος | — |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | wékʷos | word, speech |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wékʷos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |