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Where does “յօսեմ” come from?

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

յօսեմ (Old Armenian): to fornicate, to commit fornication; to violate,...

Definitions

  1. to fornicate, to commit fornication; to violate,...

Ancestry of “յօսեմ”, 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 “յօսեմ”

  • յօսնում
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