Where does “հյուսել” come from?

հյուսել (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian հիւսեմ, from Proto-Indo-European sewk-, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.

հյուսել (Armenian): to plait, to braid

Definitions

  1. to plait, to braid

Ancestry of “հյուսել”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianհիւսեմto weave; to plait; to braid; to twist, to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeansewk-to bend, turn; to suck
3Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₁-to press, push
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewk- →Every word from Old Armenian հիւսեմ →