волос

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Russian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old East Slavic волосъ (volosŭ), from Proto-Slavic *volsъ. Doublet of влас (vlas), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic. From *h₂welh₁- (hair; wool).

Cognate with Sanskrit वल्श (válśa, twig, sprout), Persian گرس (gors, curled hair), Northern Kurdish pirç (hair) and Lithuanian valaĩ, as well as with Old Armenian վարս (vars), an Iranian borrowing.

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Noun

во́лос (vólosm inan (genitive во́лоса, nominative plural во́лосы, genitive plural воло́с, relational adjective волосяно́й, diminutive воло́сик or волосо́к)

  1. (anatomy) a hair
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Etymology 2

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воло́с (volósm inan pl

  1. genitive of во́лосы (vólosy)

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *volsъ.

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Noun

во́лос (vólosm inan (genitive во́лоса, nominative plural во́лоси, genitive plural во́лосів)

  1. a hair

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