Where does “eeppinen” come from?

eeppinen (Finnish) comes from Ancient Greek ἐπικός, from Ancient Greek ἔπος, from Ancient Greek ϝέπος, from Proto-Hellenic wékʷos, from Proto-Indo-European wékʷos, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

eeppinen (Finnish): epic

Definitions

  1. epic

Ancestry of “eeppinen”, step by step

eeppinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἐπικός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐπικόςepic
2Ancient Greekἔποςsomething spoken: speech, story, song; epic...
3Ancient Greekϝέπος
4Proto-Hellenicwékʷosword, speech
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwékʷos
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wékʷosEvery word from Proto-Hellenic wékʷos