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Where does “հիւսել” come from?

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

հիւսել (Old Armenian): infinitive of հիւսեմ

Definitions

  1. infinitive of հիւսեմ

Ancestry of “հիւսել”, 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 “հիւսել”

  • հյուսել
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- →