Where does “հյուս” come from?
հյուս (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian հիւս, from Old Armenian հիւսեմ, from Proto-Indo-European sewk-, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.
հյուս (Armenian): plait, tress, braid; avalanche
Definitions
- plait, tress, braid; avalanche
Ancestry of “հյուս”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | հիւս | plait, tress, braid; texture, tissue;... |
| 2 | Old Armenian | հիւսեմ | to weave; to plait; to braid; to twist, to... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sewk- | to bend, turn; to suck |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sewh₁- | to press, push |
Words derived from “հյուս”