Panka
PÁNKA
Etymology
From the short or diminutive form of the baptismal name. Cf. German Panck: Stephanus ¹, Polish. Panka: Pankracy ², bRuss. Панькo, Панка: Пантелеймoн ³, Russian. Панъка: Павел, Памфил, Панкpатий, Пантелеимoн etc. ⁴.
Feminine FORMS
Pankienė / Pankaitė
Pronunciation
/¹ˈpɑˑŋkɐ/
SOURCES
1. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 554.
2. J. Bubak, 1971, p. 18.
3. M. Biryla, 1966, с. 113.
4. N. Petrovsky, 1966, с. 338.