Where does “հսկա” come from?

հսկա (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian հսկայ, from Old Armenian հ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.

հսկա (Armenian): giant; very big person; gigantic, giant

Definitions

  1. giant; very big person; gigantic, giant

Ancestry of “հսկա”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianհսկայgiant
2Old Armenianհ-An intensifying particle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁su- →Every word from Old Armenian հ- →