- γαυνάκης
- γαυνάκηςGrammatical information: m.Meaning: a thick cloak (Persian, Babylonian?) (pap., Peripl. M. Rubr., Clem. Al.),Other forms: also καυνάκης (Ar.) and καυνάκη f. (pap.)Origin: LW [a loanword which is (probably) not of Pre-Greek origin] Pers.Etymology: Persian LW [loanword], from *gauna-ka- `hairy' to Av. gaona- `hair'; other Iran. forms Morgenstierne Pashto 25. From Iranian also Assyr. gunakku, an article of dress. From γαυνάκης Lat. gaunaca (sinceVarro). - See Schwyzer ZII 6, 234ff. Fur. 119 rather assumes a `vorderasiatisches Wanderwort'.Page in Frisk: 1,292
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.