a lie, fault, Irish , lie, fraud, Old Irish , gáo, igáu, Welsh gau, Breton gau, gaou: *gavo-. Cf. Greek $$Ggausós, crooked, $$Ggausádas, a liar (Ernault). Bezzenberger gives several alternatives; Lithuanian pri-gáuti, deceive, or Persian zûr, false, or Greek $$Ghau$$nnos, spongy, $$Gháos, abyss.

Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. . 1982.

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