Pikul
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J. I. Kraševskis believed that Pykul is “derived from the word kalu “to beat” or piktas “evil”. August Schleicher suggested it might have a Lithuanian etymology, stating that Pikul, Pikuls is formed from the root pik- / pyk- with the suffix -ul-. the words of the root peik- / poik- / pik- referred to a dead person (deceased) and his spirit (vėlė) who could play a role for the living (veliuoka, devil).
When
- First attested
- 1500 CE
- Attested period
- 1500 – 1599
- Historical notes
- Listed in Constitutiones Synodales.
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Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“J. I. Kraševskis believed that Pykul is “derived from the word kalu “to beat” or piktas “evil”. August Schleicher suggested it might have a Lithuanian etymology, stating that Pikul, Pikuls is formed from the root pik- / pyk- with the suffix -ul-.”
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