The Dictionary of Polish Place Names (Nazwy Miejscowe Polski) explains the origin of place names in Poland and details how the place name changed over time.
Volume IX of Nazwy Miejscowe Polski lists one place called Pomaski-Sikuty. This entry is for a village which is now known as Pomaski Małe and which belongs to the Szwelice parish.
Nazwy Miejscowe Polski indicates that Pomaski-Sikuty was in the Szelków Gmina, Ostrołęka Voivodeship in the years 1975-1998 and was located 5.5 kilometers southwest of Maków Mazowiecki. Mentions of the village include Pomaski Michałi in 1582, [Pomaski-Michały (Michałki), Pomaski-Sikuty], Pomaski Sikuty in 1783, Pomaski sikuty in 1827, Pomaski Sikuty in 1839, Pomaski Sikuty in 1887, Pomaski-Sikuty, -mask -kut, sikucki in 1971, Pomaski-Sikuty, -mask-Sikut in 1982, and Pomaski Male, -sek -łych, pomaskowski in 1996.
In the 16th century, the village was called Pomaski-Michały. See below for the first part; the second part is from the personal name Michał in the plural. From the 18th century, the second part changed to Sikuty, from the settlement name Sikuta in the plural.
Source: Rymut, Kazimierz and Barbara Czopek-Kopciuch, eds., Nazwy Miejscowe Polski (Place Names of Poland) – Krakow 2013, Volume IX, page 136.
Click the link for a PDF copy of the Nazwy Miejscowe Polski entry for Pomaski-Sikuty. Translated from the Polish, the entry reads:
Pomaski-Sikuty, today Pomaski Małe, a village in the Ostrołęka voivodeship, Szelków gmina, 5.5 kilometers southwest of Maków Mazowiecki: Pomaski Michałi 1582 ŹDz XVI 392; [Pomaski-Michały (Michałki), Pomaski-Sikuty] XVI AtMz 206; Pomaski Sikuty 1783 MpPerMz; Pomaski sikuty 1827 Tabella II 107; Pomaski Sikuty 1839 MpKwat IV 2; Pomaski Sikuty 1887 SG VIII 737; Pomaski-Sikuty, -mask -kut, sikucki 1971 UN 129, 49; Pomaski-Sikuty, -mask-Sikut 1982 WUN III 16; Pomaski Male, -sek -łych, pomaskowski 1996 MPol no. 79, item 713. – In the 16th century, Pomaski-Michały; see below for the first part, the second part is from the personal name Michał, in the plural. From the 18th century, the second part changed to Sikuty, from the settlement name Sikuta SSNO V 75, in the plural. Lithuanian: ZMaz 303. Urszula Bijak
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