gës

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ges"

Ashkun

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian گز (gaz, “cubit, yard”) with phonological substitution. Cognate with Kamkata-viri geċ.[1]

Noun

gës (Sanu)[2]

  1. meter (length from tip of hand to neck with arm extended to side)

References

  1. ^ Halfmann, Jakob (2025). The Diversification of Indo-Iranian and the Position of the Nuristani Languages. Wiesbaden: Reichert.
  2. ^ Strand, Richard F. (2016), “g′as”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon‎[1]
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