Bakša
BAKŠÀ
Etymology
Cf. Latin Bakša k., Bakši k. ¹, Latv. surn. Baksha (RTAS 64). Perhaps connected with lit. poke, poke „bakštyti“ (LKŽ I 577). But cf. polish Boksza ², Bogsza ³, bRuss. Бакша ⁴.
Feminine FORMS
Bakšienė / Bakšaitė
Pronunciation
/bɐkˈʃɐ/
SOURCES
1. J. Endzelīns, 1956, p. 77.
2. J. Bystroń, 1936, p. 281.
3. SSNO I 191; S. Rospond, 1967, p. 68.
4. M. Biryla, 1969, с. 36.