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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.