vellus

Etymology
Traditionally derived from, and connected to 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬. This is favored by Meiser, but rejected by Schrijver and de Vaan, the latter who instead proposes the word as a derivative of.

Noun

 * 1) The wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool
 * 2) The hide or pelt of an animal
 * 1) The hide or pelt of an animal