Vyniautas
VÝNIAUTAS
Etymology
Cf. Viniautas (see). Perhaps, as K. Būga ¹ believes, a compound surn., originating from *Vyn-iotas or *Vin-iotas. Then for vin- see Vim̃baras, because of iot- - Jótautas. According to P. Skardės, surn. Výniauts is a derivative of the suffix -iau-tas ².
Feminine FORMS
Vyniautienė / Vyniautaitė
Pronunciation
/¹ˈʋʲiːnʲɛʊtɐs/
SEE ALSO
SOURCES
1. 1958, p. 254.
2. P. Skardžius, 1941, p. 365.