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Where does “gys” come from?

gys (Middle Persian) comes from Old Armenian գէս — long hanging hair.

gys (Middle Persian): curl, locks

Definitions

  1. curl, locks

Ancestry of “gys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianգէսlong hanging hair

Words derived from “gys”

  • գիսակ
  • գիսաստղ
  • գես
  • گیس
  • գիսակ
  • գէս
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