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Joniškys

JONIŠKYS

Etymology

It is not entirely clear when the suffix -is- derived from Jõnas, when - the whole surname was borrowed from the Polish. Janyska, Janysko: Jan ¹.

Feminine FORMS

Joniškienė / Joniškytė

Pronunciation

/jo̟ːnʲɪʃʲkʲiːs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. J. Bystroń, 1936, p. 271.