Štikanas
ŠTÌKANAS
Etymology
Cf. Stikanis (see), further cf. (?) German Sticken ¹ or the like.♦ Possibly glorified from *Štikonis, *Štikėnas, for which cf. lit. štikénti „bėgti per purvus; smulkiais žingsniais eiti, tipenti“, šti̇̀kinti „siundyti, pjudyti; šaudyti, tvatinti“, šti̇̀kti „spėti“ and so on. (LKŽe).
Feminine FORMS
Štikanienė / Štikanaitė
Pronunciation
/ˈʃʲtʲɪkɐnɐs/
SEE ALSO
SOURCES
1. H. Bahlow, 1967, p. 501.