Žostautas

Cf. Zastautas < Žós-people, Zaštautas < Žós-people, Zóstautas < Žós-people, Zóstautas < Žós-people, Žóštauts < Žós-people (see). Composite surn. from zho-taut-. For this - cf. lit. surn. Žãs-tartas, Zãs-tartas, Zãs-tartas (see). Sandas is derived from lit. žósti „tarti, sakyti; barti“ (DLKŽ) - see A. Salys, 1933, p. 122; K. Kuzavinis, B. Savukynas, 1971, p. 157; For the nation - see Proliferative.