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Sakas

SÃKAS

Etymology

Cf. Sõkas (see). It is most likely a surn. that arose from the abbreviation of the baptismal name Isakijus, cf. Brus Cак: Исаакий ¹, bulg. Cакo: Исак ², German. Sack: Isaak ³. Perhaps a different version of these pvds is possible. origin, cf. Brus Cак: Cакеpдoн ⁴ or BRuss. Cак, _Cакау_̆ ⁵.

Feminine FORMS

Sakienė / Sakaitė

Pronunciation

/²ˈsɑːkɐs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. M. Biryla, 1966, с. 143.

2. C. Илчев, 1969, с. 437.

3. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 350; H. Bahlow, 1967, p. 441.

4. M. Biryla, 1966, с. 143.

5. ibid., 1969, с. 361.