Teškius
TEŠKIUS
Etymology
The origin is not entirely clear. We could connect the root tešk- with lit. teškénti „pamažu teškėti; kristi, bėgti teškant“, teškénti „tikšti, kristi tiškant, lašėti“ (DLKŽ). But cf. still German Teschke ¹ and Ti̇̀škus (see).
Feminine FORMS
Teškienė / Teškiūtė
Pronunciation
/tʲɛʃʲkʲʊ̟s/
SEE ALSO
SOURCES
1. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 568; J. Brechenmacher, 1960, p. 294.