Where does “հենասյուն” come from?

հենասյուն (Armenian) comes from Armenian սյուն, from Old Armenian սիւն, from Proto-Indo-European ḱiHwon-.

հենասյուն (Armenian): supporting column, pillar; pillar

Definitions

  1. supporting column, pillar; pillar

Ancestry of “հենասյուն”, step by step

հենասյուն traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian սյուն

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianսյունcolumn, pillar
2Old Armenianսիւնcolumn, pillar
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱiHwon-—

via Armenian հենել

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianհենելto lean upon, on or against
2Old Armenianյենումto lean upon, on or against; to confide in, to...
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