λαχν-ώδης

λαχν-ώδης, ες,

A = λαχνήεις, λαχνῶδες οὖδας χλόης the ground downy with grass, E.Cyc. 541; gloss on v.l. ἔγχνοα in Nic.Th. 762.

Grammatical information: f.

Meaning: `soft, woolly hair, down' (Il.), metaph. of leafage (Nic., Opp.) ;

Other forms: rarely λάχνῳ (dat. sg.) of the wool of a sheep (ι 445).

Compounds: λαχνό-γυιος `with hairy members' (E.)

Derivatives: λαχν-ήεις, -ά̄εις (Il., Pi.), - ώδης (E.), - αῖος (AP) `hairy, woolly'; λαχνόομαι `become hairy' (sol., AP) with λάχνωσις (Hp.).

Origin: IE [Indo-European] [1139] *w(o)lḱ-`hair'

Etymology: From *λακ-σν-ᾱ (Schwyzer 327, Chantraine Form. 192, Benveniste Origines 101), which through *Ϝλακ-σν-ᾱ, IE *u̯l̥ḱ-sn-ā, agrees with an Iran. and Slav. word for `hair': Av. varǝsa- m. n., NPers. gurs, OCS vlasъ, Russ. vólos, IE *u̯olḱ-o-. Because of the meaning less probable is the connection with OCS vlaknó, Russ. voloknó `thread', Skt. valká- m. `bark, sap-wood', IE *u̯olk-. Further Bq (with also older, dated interpretations), WP. 1, 297, Pok. 11 39, Vasmer s. vólos, voloknó and volócha; cf. also λάσιος.

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