Pilka
PÌLKA
Etymology
Cf. Pi̇̀lkis (see). Surnames with gray are probably not of the same origin. Some of them could be nicknames related to lit. pi̇̀lkis „pelenų, švino spalvos; palvas, dulas“, pi̇̀lkis „pilkas gyvulys, žvėris, paukštis; koks pilkos spalvos daiktas“ ¹ and so on. Others may be all borrowed. Cf. polish Piłka ², bRuss. Пилька, Филькo: Филимoн ³, Пилька: Пiлiп ⁴. Further, cf. still in Latv. Pilka ⁵, Piļķis ⁶, German. Filke ⁷.
Feminine FORMS
Pilkienė / Pilkaitė
Pronunciation
/¹ˈpʲɪlkɐ/
SEE ALSO
SOURCES
1. LKŽ IX 988, 990.
2. J. Bystroń, 1936, p. 281; SSNO IV 255.
3. M. Biryla, 1966, с. 168.
4. М. Биpыла, 1982, с. 185.
5. B. Cталтмане, 1981, c. 116.
6. ibid., 147.
7. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 586.