h₁wekʷ-mn̥
“a spoken word, a saying”Debatedcommunicationnarrative
epic, epoch
Derivative yielding Greek epos "word, epic poem", English epic, epoch.
Related Roots
bʰeh₂-“to speak, to say, to tell”bʰeh₁-mn̥-₂“a speaking, a statement”bʰeh₂-sko-“to speak, to utter sounds”bʰeh₁-tl-“instrument of speaking, lips”bhewdh-“to be aware, to make aware”deh₃-s-“to give as instruction, to teach”délh₁-“to recount, to count, to tell”deyḱ-₂“to show, point out, pronounce solemnly”