Where does “հիւս” come from?

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

հիւս (Old Armenian): plait, tress, braid; texture, tissue;...

Definitions

  1. plait, tress, braid; texture, tissue;...

Ancestry of “հիւս”, 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

Words derived from “հիւս”

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