Persian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (wls /⁠wars⁠/, hair), from Proto-Iranian *wálśah, cognate with Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬯𐬀 (varəsa, hair (on the head)), Sogdian [script needed] (wrs /⁠wars⁠/, hair) and Northern Kurdish pirç (pirč, hair on the head); from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wálćas, cognate with Sanskrit वल्श (válśa, twig, sprout); from Proto-Indo-European *wólḱ-o-s, cognate with Proto-Slavic *volsъ (hair). Akin to Old Armenian վարս (vars, hair) and վարշամակ (varšamak, handkerchief; headband), which are Iranian borrowings.

Noun

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گرس (gors)

  1. curl, ringlet
  2. braid

References

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  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “wars”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press