ghait-ā, -es-

    ghait-ā, -es-

    English meaning: curly or wavy hair

    Deutsche Übersetzung: “krauses or gewelltes Haar”

    Material: Von *ghait-[e]s- from: Av. gaēsa- m. “ curly hair, curls “, Pers. gēs “ droopy hair, curls “, Av. gaēsu- “frizzy haired, curly haired; (from camel:) rat’s hairy tail “; Gk. χαίτη “ loose, flowing hair, used esp. of back hair, of a horse’s mane, of a lion’s mane, of a hedgehog’s spines, crest of a helmet, of trees, foliage, of human hair “; in addition probably the Maced. PN Γαιτέας; M.Ir. gaīset f. (from *ghait-s-) ‘stiff hair, bristle”.

    References: WP. I 529.