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Jakas

JÃKAS

Etymology

The origin is not entirely clear in the sense that the surname Jãkas can be genetically related to both the baptismal name Jacobus (lit. Jokū̃bas) and Joachim (lit. Jakìmas or similar). As can be seen from the literature, in Slavic languages ​​Jak- is more often associated with Jacob ¹.

Feminine FORMS

Jakienė / Jakaitė

Pronunciation

/²ˈjæːkɐs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. see C. Илчев, 1969, c. 569; S. Rospond, 1973, p. 176; J. Gebauer, 1970, p. 591; J. Dumčius, 1958 a, p. 118.