person
Fyodor Buslaev
Buslaev
also: Буслаев
Fyodor Ivanovich Buslaev (1818-1897), eminent Russian philologist and folklorist, a founder of Russian comparative linguistics; invoked here (falsely) as authority for a joke etymology.
Reading notes
- Buckwheat Porridge Praises Itself §6 Buslaev
Fyodor Buslaev (1818-1897), a real and eminent Russian philologist and folklorist; invoking his authority for a facetious pun-etymology of "Oskolki" is the joke.