Words for hair in Celtic languages.
| Proto-Celtic | *woltos = hair |
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| Old Irish (Goídelc) | folt [fol͈t] = hair |
| Irish (Gaeilge) | folt = hair, locks, tresses |
| Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) | falt [fal̪ˠd] = hair, locks, ringlets, tail |
| Manx (Gaelg) | folt [folt̪] = hair |
| Proto-Brythonic | *gwolt = hair |
| Welsh (Cymraeg) | gwallt [ɡwaːɬt / ɡwaɬt] = hair |
| Old Cornish | gols = hair |
| Cornish (Kernewek) | gols [gɔlz] = hair |
| Old Breton | guolt = hair |
Etymology: from Proto-Indo-European *woltos (hair), from *welH- (to turn, to wind) [source].
Sources: Wiktionary, Am Faclair Beag, Online Manx Dictionary, Teanglann.ie, Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru, Gerlyver Kernewek, Dictionnaire Favereau
| Old Irish (Goídelc) | grúac = hair |
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| Irish (Gaeilge) | gruaig [ɡɾˠuəɟ] = hair (mass), locks (of hair) |
| Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) | gruag [gruəg] = hair (esp. of female), wig, head of hair, lock of hair |
| Manx (Gaelg) | gruag = hair |
Sources: Wiktionary, Am Faclair Beag, Online Manx Dictionary, Teanglann.ie
| Welsh (Cymraeg) | blew = hair, hairs, bristles, fur; small fish bones; blade of grass |
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| Old Cornish | bleu = hair |
| Cornish (Kernewek) | blew [blɛˑʊ] = hair |
| Old Breton | bleuou = hair |
| Breton (Brezhoneg) | blev = hair, bristles, fish bones |
The words most commonly used for hair are: gruaig (Irish), falt (Scottish Gaelic), folt (Manx), gwallt (Welsh), gols (Cornish), blev (Breton).
Words marked with a * are reconstructions.
Sources: Wiktionary, Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru, Gerlyver Kernewek, Dictionnaire Favereau