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

  1. plait, tress, braid; avalanche

Ancestry of “հյուս”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianհիւսplait, tress, braid; texture, tissue;...
2Old Armenianհիւսեմto weave; to plait; to braid; to twist, to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansewk-to bend, turn; to suck
4Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₁-to press, push

Words derived from “հյուս”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewk- →Every word from Old Armenian հիւսեմ →