Where does “fleyta” come from?
fleyta (Azerbaijani) comes from Russian фле́йта, from German Flöte, from Middle High German vloite, from Middle Dutch floite, from Old French fleüte, from Italian flauto, from Old Occitan flaüt, from Vulgar Latin *flabeolum — present active infinitive of flō; second-person...
fleyta (Azerbaijani): flute
Ancestry of “fleyta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | фле́йта | — |
| 2 | German | Flöte | flute; whistle; a hand or number of fitting cards... |
| 3 | Middle High German | vloite | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | floite | — |
| 5 | Old French | fleüte | Alternative form of fleute |
| 6 | Italian | flauto | flute; recorder |
| 7 | Old Occitan | flaüt | — |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | *flabeolum | — |
| 9 | Latin | flare | present active infinitive of flō; second-person... |