Cognate Set 2290 – Meaning: hair

IE-CoR reference form:
?*gái̯ća-
IE-CoR reference language:
Proto-Indo-Iranic
Ideophonic:
no
Parallel derivation:
no
Justification:
Indic lexemes from Vedic kéśa- 'hair of the head', difficult to separate from Young Avestan gaēsa- although there is disagreement over the voicing of the initial velar; EWAia I:401 suggests a contamination of an original *géśa- the Indic lexemes with Vedic késara- 'hair, mane'. For Middle and Modern Indic, cf. Turner 1962–1966:180 no. 3471.
Found in clades:
Indic
Revised by:
Matthew Scarborough
Found in 1 clade by 7 lexemes.
Language Lexeme Native script Phonetic Phonemic Notes
21   Vedic: Early kéśaḥ केशः ˈkɐjɕɐ- káiɕas 'hair of the head', AV+
23   Sinhalese kes කෙස්
26   Maithili kesh केश keʃ
33   Marathi kesa केस kes
22   Pali kesa keːsɐ kesa
27   Magahi kes केस kes
37   Gawarbati khens کھینس kʰẽːs kʰens GM khē̃s
References
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred: I:401
    S.v. Ved. kéśa- 'Haupthaar'; difficult to separate from Av. (º)gaēsa- 'Kraushaar', gaēsu- 'lockenhaarig', MPers. gēs, NPers. gēsū 'Locken' etc. Perhaps a contamination of *geśa- (= Av. gaēº) and késara- 'Haar, Mähne'. Further etymological connections unclear.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley: 180
    S.v. 3471 Ved. kḗśa- m. 'hair of the head' AV.