Laukštynas
LAUKŠTÝNAS
Etymology
Perhaps a derivative of the patronymic suffix -ynas from *Laukštys or something like thimm. For *Laukštys cf. lit. Form (see). But such an assumption is not supported by Latv. Laukšteins ¹. Cf. yet Lausten ².
Feminine FORMS
Laukštynienė / Laukštynaitė
Pronunciation
/lɒʊk¹ˈʃʲtʲiːnɐs/
SEE ALSO
SOURCES
1. LAG 372, 373.
2. R. Trautmann, 1925, p. 51.