Paldauskas
PALDÁUSKAS
Etymology
The origin of the root is not entirely clear. Cf. Pòldas: Leopòldas ¹, German. Pold ²; lit. páldyti „stengtis suprasti, suvokti, suskaičiuoti“ (LKŽ IX 245). Sometimes irregularly it can be from Peldáuskas (see) or something like thimm.
Feminine FORMS
Paldauskienė / Paldauskaitė
Pronunciation
/pɐl¹ˈdɑˑʊskɐs/
SEE ALSO
SOURCES
1. K. Kuzavinis, B. Savukynas, 1971, p. 110.
2. M. Gottschald, 1954, pp. 404, 469.