Where does “վէպ” come from?

վէպ (Old Armenian) comes from Ancient Greek ϝέπος, from Proto-Hellenic wékʷos, from Proto-Indo-European wékʷos, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

վէպ (Old Armenian): story, myth, epic, legend, tale

Definitions

  1. story, myth, epic, legend, tale

Ancestry of “վէպ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekϝέπος—
2Proto-Hellenicwékʷosword, speech
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwékʷos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “վէպ”

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