On the origin of the placename Punià
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Jonas Palionis
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Published 2026-01-28
https://doi.org/10.15388/Baltistica.55.2.2403
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Keywords

Lithuanian
onomastics
etymology
placename
hydronym
Punia
Punelė

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Palionis, J. (tran.) (2026) “On the origin of the placename Punià”, Baltistica, 55(2), pp. 375–377. doi:10.15388/Baltistica.55.2.2403.

Abstract

The name of the small town Punià originates from the apellative Latv. puna, pune “height, eminence”. The said placename serves as a basis for the hydronym Punẽlė.

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