Where does “յայսկոյս” come from?

յայսկոյս (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian այս, from Old Armenian սո- — this.

յայսկոյս (Old Armenian): here, on this side, this way

Definitions

  1. here, on this side, this way

Ancestry of “յայսկոյս”, step by step

յայսկոյս traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian այս

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianայսthis; wind; evil spirit
2Old Armenianսո-this

via Old Armenian կոյս

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianկոյսvirgin, maiden, unmarried girl; the Holy Virgin;...

via Old Armenian յ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianյin, on, at
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