Rinkus
RIÑKUS
Etymology
Cf. Ri̇̀nka, Rinkas, Rinkáuskas, Rinkẽvičius (see). Often the root of these surnames rink- can be from rimk- ¹; sometimes it may have appeared in other ways, cf. polish Rynko (SSNO IV 534), bRuss. Pынкевiч, Pынкoвiч ². The root rink-, among other things, can be derived from grink- ³. See also Z. Zinkevičius, 1977, p. 190.
Feminine FORMS
Rinkienė / Rinkutė
Pronunciation
/²ˈrʲɪŋˑkʊs/
SEE ALSO
SOURCES
1. see Rim̃kus, Rimkẽvičius, etc..
2. M. Biryla, 1969, с. 357.
3. see Gri̇̀nkus, Grinkẽvičius, etc..