گیس

Persian

noun

Definitions

long hair (of a woman)
ringlet of hair, a forelock, a sidelock, curl
plait, braid

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *káyćas, *gáyćas.

Origin

Proto-Indo-Iranian

*káyćas, *gáyćas

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

अकेश Sanskrit
केश Sanskrit
केश Hindi
کلاه Persian
کلاه‌گیس Persian
գէս Old Armenian
գիսակ Old Armenian
kesa Pali
*káyćas, *gáyćas Proto-Indo-Iranian
केस Marathi
*káyśas Proto-Indo-Aryan
केस Konkani