Where does “叙事詩” come from?

叙事詩 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 詩, from Middle Chinese 詩.

叙事詩 (Japanese): epic poetry; an epic poem

Definitions

  1. epic poetry; an epic poem

Ancestry of “叙事詩”, step by step

叙事詩 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 詩

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese詩poem; verse of poetry; Chinese poetry
2Middle Chinese詩—

via Japanese 叙事

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese叙事narration, a description of events or action
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