akstinas

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *akstinos (*aśtinos?). Equivalent to akstis +‎ -nas. Cognate with Latvian akstins (“prickle”), Proto-Slavic *ostьnъ.

Noun

ãkstinas ?

  1. thorn, awn
  2. pointed stick for driving cattle

References
  • Derksen, Rick (2015), “akstinas”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 48
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