Where does “episk” come from?

episk (Norwegian Bokmål) 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.

episk (Norwegian Bokmål): epic

Definitions

  1. epic

Ancestry of “episk”, step by step

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