γαυνάκης

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Greek (Liddell-Scott)

γαυνάκης: -ου, ὁ, = καυνάκης, Κλήμ. Ἀλ.

French (Bailly abrégé)

ου (ὁ) :
c. καυνάκης.

Spanish (DGE)

v. καυνάκης.

Greek Monolingual

γαυνάκης, ο (Α)
ο καυνάκης, ένδυμα από χοντρό ύφασμα.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Πρόκειται για δάνεια λέξη, πιθανώς από το περσικό gαunαkα «τριχωτός» (πρβλ. αβεστ. gαοnα «μαλλιά, χρώμα μαλλιών», ακκαδ. gunαkku «είδος πανωφοριού»)].

Frisk Etymological English

Grammatical 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.