Baltic etymology : Query result

Proto-Baltic: *gaĩl-a- c., *gaĩl-u- adj., *gaĩl- vb. intr.

Meaning: sharp, astringent

Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology

Lithuanian: gaĩla adv. `schade, begehrenswert', gailḗti(s) `Reue empfinden, bedauern', gaĩlti `leid werden', gaĩla-s `Bedauern, Mitleid, Reue', gailù- `kläglich, jämerlich'; beissend, beizend, scharf, bitter, herb'

Lettish: gaîlêt (Kr.), gàilêt (C.) `glimmen, glühen', gàilēties² (Kl., Warkl.), gaĩlêties (Dunika), gaîlêties (Schujen) 'glimmen, glühen'; gails `wollüstig; schlank, astlos'