Bulota
BÙLOTA
Etymology
Cf. Latin Bulats ¹, Bulāts ², Bulats k. ³. K. Būga ⁴, R. Trautmanas ⁵, P. Skardžius ⁶ consider it Baltic. But cf. Russian Булатъ, Булатъ-салтанъ, Булатъ-Tемиpъ ⁷, Булатъ, Булаткo ⁸, Булатoвъ ⁹, bRuss. Булат. The latter surn. derived ¹⁰ from BRuss. булат, cf. Russian, Ukrainian булат „toks plienas (damaskinis), plieno kardas“: Northern Turk. bulat < pers. pūlād „plienas“ ¹¹. So the Baltic of this surn. origin seems doubtful. See more H. Баскакoв, 1979, c 139.
Feminine FORMS
Bulotienė / Bulotaitė
Pronunciation
/ˈbʊloːtɐ/
SEE ALSO
SOURCES
1. LAG 229, 242, 248.
2. ibid., 449.
3. J. Endzelīns, 1956, p. 141.
4. 1958, p. 237.
5. 1925, p. 21.
6. 1941, p. 344, 345.
7. Указатель, с. 70.
8. Н. Tупикoв, 1903, с. 68.
9. ibid., 492.
10. M. Biryla, 1969, c. 67.
11. M. Фасмеp, 1964, c. 238.