Blaškys
BLAŠKỸS
Etymology
Cf. Latin Blaškis (LAG 500). Perhaps connected with lit. distraction „neramus, judrus; kuris trankosi, padykęs“ (LKŽ I 890), cf. to distract ¹. But cf. vend. Blaschke: Blasius ², Polish. Blaszka ³, bRuss. Блoшка, Блашкo ⁴.
Feminine FORMS
Blaškienė / Blaškytė
Pronunciation
/blɐ²ˈʃʲkʲiːs/
SOURCES
1. ibid., 887.
2. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 196.
3. S. Rospond, 1967, p. 58.
4. M. Biryla, 1969, с. 55.