Comparative evidence

h₂ei̯s

• Arm. ayc' s. 'visit'; 'search'; 'inspection' (Bedrossian 1879: 23)

• Arm. hayc'em va.  'request',  'ask';  'entreat',  'beg earnestly',  'beseech',  'implore',  'solicit',  'pray';  'seek',  'search' (Bedrossian 1879: 379)

References

Bedrossian 1879 = Bedrossian, M.M. 1879. New Dictionary Armenian - English. Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy.