Putka
PUTKÀ
Etymology
Cf. Pūtkà, Pùtkis (see). Perhaps these are nicknames surn., connected with lit. pū̃tkis „kas papurusiais, pasipūtusiais plaukais“ (LKŽ X 1132) or similar. But cf. polish Pudko, Putko (SSNO IV 394), Ukr. Путькo ¹.
Feminine FORMS
Putkienė / Putkaitė
Pronunciation
/pʊtˈkɐ/
SEE ALSO
SOURCES
1. Ю. Pедькo, 1969, с. 186.