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Kasaitis

KASAITIS

Etymology

The origin is unclear. Cf. (?) German Koβ, Kosse, etc. ¹. See also Kasẽlis. But the root ka- can also be from some baptismal name - Kostos, Konstantinos or something like thimm. This would also be confirmed by surnames with derived stems - Kasiukónis, Kasiùlis, Kasiū́nas (see), etc.

Feminine FORMS

Kasaitienė / Kasaitytė

Pronunciation

/kɐsɐɪtʲɪs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 296.