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Alternative theories suggest a derivation from a verb cognate to Latviankūdīt(“to instigate, abet”). Phonologically, both words may be connected to Proto-Slavic*kydati(“to throw, cast”); compare Russianвы́кидыш(výkidyš, “miscarriage”), Ukrainian dialectal скидча́(skydčá, “miscarried lamb”).
^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “kū̃dikis”, in Słownik etymologiczny je̜zyka litewskiego (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 320
^ Oleg Trubačóv, 'Zametki po litovskoj etimologii' in Symbolae linguisticae in honorem Georgii Kuryłowicz (1965) Wrocław–Warszawa–Kraków: Polska Akademia Nauk, pages 331-334
