Where does “luit” come from?
luit (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch lute, from Old French leüt, from Occitan laüt, from Old Occitan laüt, from Arabic عود, from Arabic عَادَ, from Arabic و, from Persian یا — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.
luit (Dutch): lute; lieutenant
Ancestry of “luit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | lute | lute |
| 2 | Old French | leüt | — |
| 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}} |