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

  1. novel; romance; epic, legend, tale

Ancestry of “վեպ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “վեպ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wékʷos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic wékʷos →