Where does “runoeepos” come from?

runoeepos (Finnish) comes from Finnish eepos, 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.

runoeepos (Finnish): epic poem

Definitions

  1. epic poem

Ancestry of “runoeepos”, step by step

runoeepos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish eepos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnisheeposAn epic
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 runo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrunopoem; poetry; rune
2Proto-Norseᚱᚢᚾᛟsecret, mystery; rune
3Proto-Germanicrūnōsecret, mystery; rune
4Proto-Celticrūnāsecret, mystery
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wékʷosEvery word from Proto-Hellenic wékʷos
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