Piešina
PÍEŠINA
Etymology
Cf. Pešinà (see). These surn. the origin is not entirely clear. Perhaps it is surn. of nickname origin, connected with lit. drawing „paišinas“, drawing „kuris piešų spalvos“, drawing „suodžiai; juodi dažai, rašalas“ (LKŽ IX 928-929). But cf. Russian Пешин (CAМC III 712), Пеша: Пётp ¹.
Feminine FORMS
Piešinienė / Piešinaitė
Pronunciation
/¹ˈpʲiɛʃʲɪnɐ/
SEE ALSO
SOURCES
1. N. Petrovsky, 1966, c. 342.