Where does “հիւսիս” come from?
հիւսիս (Old Armenian) comes from Proto-Indo-European sewkoy-ḱi(y)o-, from Proto-Indo-European sewk-, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.
հիւսիս (Old Armenian): north; northern wind
Ancestry of “հիւսիս”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | sewkoy-ḱi(y)o- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sewk- | to bend, turn; to suck |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sewh₁- | to press, push |
Words derived from “հիւսիս”