Where does “ուս” come from?
ուս (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ուս, from Proto-Indo-European h₃émsos — shoulder.
ուս (Armenian): shoulder
Ancestry of “ուս”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | ուս | shoulder; mountain slope; hill |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃émsos | shoulder |