Patkauskas
PATKÁUSKAS
Etymology
The origin of the root patk- is not entirely clear. It is most likely an abbreviation or diminutive derivative of some baptismal name. Cf. Russian Патка: Ипатий, Патpикий etc. ¹, Пoтка, Пoтъка: Пoтамий, Пoтап, Пoтит ², BRuss. Пацка: Ипатий ³.
Feminine FORMS
Patkauskienė / Patkauskaitė
Pronunciation
/pɐt¹ˈkɑˑʊskɐs/
SOURCES
1. N. Petrovsky, 1966, c. 339.
2. ibid., 344.
3. M. Biryla, 1966, с. 90.