Tautkus
TAŨTKUS
Etymology
It could be with the suffix -k- from *Tautys, Taũčius (see) or something like thimm. or an abbreviation from some two-stem pers.n., for example, Taũt-kantas ¹. For the derivation, cf. lit. pers.n. Geistỹs: Geis-tar, Geis-nation; Knystas: Knys-nation ².
Feminine FORMS
Tautkienė / Tautkutė
Pronunciation
/²ˈtɒʊˑtkʊs/
SOURCES
1. A. Salys, 1933, p. 94.
2. P. Skardžius, 1943, p. 441.