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Vaslaitis

VASLÁITIS

Etymology

The origin of the root is not entirely clear. Cf. Slavic name in Polish. Wiesław, BRuss. Bеслаў ¹. But the development from vacl- is also possible: lit. Văclov, Polish. Wiecsław, bRuss. Bацлаў (ibid.).

Feminine FORMS

Vaslaitienė / Vaslaitytė

Pronunciation

/ʋɐ¹ˈslɑˑɪtʲɪs/

SOURCES

1. M. Biryla, 1982, с. 47.