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Kosgalvys

KOSGALVYS

Etymology

Cf. Kosgalwis ¹. Apparently, a compound surname, the second part of which is connected with lit. the head The origin of the first sand is not clear. It can be from kuos- ², from skus- (cf. Lit. skùsti) or the like.

Feminine FORMS

Kosgalvienė / Kosgalvytė

Pronunciation

/koːzɡɐlʲʋʲiːs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. V. Kalvaitis, 1910, p. 12.

2. cf. Lit. kúosakis „kas su baltomis akimis; kas neprimato, trumparegis“, kuosakỹs „žvairys, kreivaakis“ - LKŽ VI 919.