An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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bald
  کل، گر، کچل، تاس  
kal, gar, kacal, tâs
Fr.: chauve  

Having little or no hair on the scalp. → bald patch.

Etymology (EN): Bald from M.E. ball(e)d; Celtic bal “white patch, blaze;” Gk. phalios “having a white spot;” L. fulica “coot;” → patch.

Etymology (PE): Kal “bald,” Mid.Pers. gar “bald;”
Av. kaurva- “bald;” cf. Skt. kulva- “bald, thin-haired;” L. calvus “naked, bald.”
Kacal may be related to kal.
Tâs, variant taz “bald;” Tabari tisâ, Saraxsi, Lâsgardi, Sangesari tusâ “empty;” related to tohi “empty;” Mid.Pers. tuhig; Av. taoš- “to become empty,” pres. tusa-, caus. taošaya-, tusən “they lose their posture;” cf. Skt. tuccha-, tucchya- “empty;” L. tesqua, tesca “deserted place;” Russ. tošcij “hollow;” PIE base *teus- “to empty.”