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Where does “հիւսկէն” come from?

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

հիւսկէն (Old Armenian): woven, plaited; twisted, knit; open, in...

Definitions

  1. woven, plaited; twisted, knit; open, in...

Ancestry of “հիւսկէն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianհիւսplait, tress, braid; texture, tissue;...
2Old Armenianհիւսեմto weave; to plait; to braid; to twist, to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansewk-to bend, turn; to suck
4Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₁-to press, push

Words derived from “հիւսկէն”

  • հյուսկեն
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