Pekas
PEKAS
Etymology
Cf. Pė́kis, Pekỹs, Pė̃kus and Piẽkas (see). Further, cf. Latin Peka, Pēka, Pieka ¹, Pēķis ², Piekus ³, Pēks ⁴, German. Peck ⁵, Pech, Peck, Pee(c)k ⁶. It is believed to be a form of the baptismal name Pẽtras ⁷.
Feminine FORMS
Pekienė / Pekaitė
Pronunciation
/pʲɛkɐs/
SEE ALSO
SOURCES
1. B. Cталтмане, 1981, с. 116.
2. ibid., 146.
3. ibid., 215.
4. ibid., 174.
5. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 461.
6. H. Bahlow, 1967, p. 375.
7. see M. Gottschald, ibid.; H. Bahlow, ibid.; Z. Zinkevičius, 1977, p. 69.