- γουνός
- γουνόςGrammatical information: m.Meaning: `hill' (Il.), EM, Orion = ὑψηλὸς τόπος.Derivatives: From Γόννος, *Γοῦνος perh. the name Γουνεύς Β 748, s. Boßhardt Nomina auf -ευς 111f. -Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: Compared with Thessal. PN Γόννος (Γόννοι, Γοννοῦσσα), which suggests *γονϜος, but the development of -νϜ- is uncertain (Buck, Gr. Dial. $54). Since antiquity (EM) derived from γόνυ, which is improbable. The comparison with Russ. gumnó `threshing-floor' (Pisani, Rend. Acc. Lincei 6 : 4, 359f.) is not convincing; s. Vasmer Russ. et. Wb. s. v. - Also γῶνος H. and χῶνος H., so clearly Pre-Greek. Fur. 138 further mentions material from Sardinia (Gonnos, Gonni), Berber, Basque and Caucasian.Page in Frisk: 1,322
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.