Where does “flautista” come from?
flautista (Catalan) comes from Catalan flauta, from Old Occitan flaut, from Occitan laüt, from Old Occitan laüt, from Arabic عود, from Arabic عَادَ, from Arabic و, from Persian یا — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.
flautista (Catalan): flautist
Ancestry of “flautista”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | flauta | flute |
| 2 | Old Occitan | flaut | flute |
| 3 | Occitan | laüt | lute |
| 4 | Old Occitan | laüt | lute |
| 5 | Arabic | عود | wood, timber; stick, rod, pole; branch, twig |
| 6 | Arabic | عَادَ | to return, go back |
| 7 | Arabic | و | and, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or... |
| 8 | Persian | یا | API •; or; either |
| 9 | Arabic | يَا | {{m|en|O|id=vocative}} |