Where does “bulta” come from?
bulta (Latvian) comes from Middle Low German bolte, from Old Saxon bolt, from Proto-West Germanic bolt, from Proto-Germanic bultaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeld- — to knock, strike.
bulta (Latvian): arrow; arrow, hand; bolt
Ancestry of “bulta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Low German | bolte | bolt |
| 2 | Old Saxon | bolt | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | bolt | bolt arrow |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bultaz | bolt |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeld- | to knock, strike |