Where does “հյուսկեն” come from?

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

հյուսկեն (Armenian): braided, wattled, woven

Definitions

  1. braided, wattled, woven

Ancestry of “հյուսկեն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianհիւսկէնwoven, plaited; twisted, knit; open, in...
2Old Armenianհիւսplait, tress, braid; texture, tissue;...
3Old Armenianհիւսեմto weave; to plait; to braid; to twist, to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansewk-to bend, turn; to suck
5Proto-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 →