Alkas
ALKAS
Etymology
Cf. Alkaitis ¹, Alkis ². The origin is unclear. A possible connection with Lieut. al̃kis „norėjimas valgyti“ (LKŽ I 104) and so on. But cf. polish Olk, Olko, Olek (SSNO IV 114).
Feminine FORMS
Alkienė / Alkaitė
Pronunciation
/ɐlkɐs/
SOURCES
1. V. Kalvaitis, 1910, p. 7.
2. ibid., 3.