σπάργανον

Etymology
From, which is from the zero-grade of  with a g-extension (perhaps via contamination with a verb of similar meaning, like ). Related to and ; see the latter for more cognates.

Noun

 * 1) band for swathing infants
 * 2)  swaddling clothes
 * 3) objects left with an exposed child, the marks by which a person's true birth and family are identified