Yoruba is a west African language
2006-08-13 21:47:10 · 7 answers · asked by Jade J 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
The Hungarian surname Pataky is of locative origin. Locative surnames are those names which derive their origin from a particular feature, either man made or natural, near which derive the original bearer lived or held land. In this instance, the surname Pataky is derived from the Polish word "potok", meaning "stream". Thus, the surname Pataky was the name given to someone who lived by a brook or stream. Pataky is the Hungarian form of the name. Variants of this surname include such names as Patak, Pataki, Potok, Potocki, and Potucek.
2006-08-20 13:13:59 · answer #1 · answered by jonathanz1982 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-10 22:14:06 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'll have to say, this is a guess. In some eastern European languages, "potok" is a word meaning "river". Perhaps his ancestral family was named that because they lived near a river?
2006-08-13 22:03:58 · answer #3 · answered by catintrepid 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well...pataki is the word for a small carpet in greek..
2006-08-18 05:53:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's likely Hungarian. Wikipedia says he is of Irish, Italian, and Hungairn ancestry, and that doesn't seem like an Irish or Italian name to me...
2006-08-13 22:07:45 · answer #5 · answered by CrispyEd 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well in India ... Pataka ( close to pataki) means fire crackers.
2006-08-20 14:41:26 · answer #6 · answered by JESSICA B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yourba is spoken in nigeria.
2006-08-20 15:41:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋