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Zakas

ZÃKAS

Etymology

Cf. Zàkis (see). Further, it is possibly related to Limm. Zaķis ¹: Latv. zaķis „kiškis“ (LVV IV 682). However, the origin is often possible from the baptismal name Izaõkas, cf. German Sack: Isaak ².

Feminine FORMS

Zakienė / Zakaitė

Pronunciation

/²ˈzɑːkɐs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. LAG 11, 32, 44, etc..

2. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 350.