Where does “lattialuuttu” come from?
lattialuuttu (Finnish) comes from Finnish luuttu, from Swedish luta, from Middle Low German lute, from Italian liuto, from Middle French lut, from Old French leüt, from Occitan laüt, from Old Occitan laüt — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.
lattialuuttu (Finnish): floor washing cloth
Definitions
- floor washing cloth
Ancestry of “lattialuuttu”, step by step
lattialuuttu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish luuttu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | luuttu | lute; A piece of cloth used in washing floors |
| 2 | Swedish | luta | lute; to slope; to tend steadily upwards or... |
| 3 | Middle Low German | lute | A lute |
| 4 | Italian | liuto | lute |
| 5 | Middle French | lut | — |
| 6 | Old French | leüt | — |
| 7 | Occitan | laüt | lute |
| 8 | Old Occitan | laüt | lute |
| 9 | Arabic | عود | wood, timber; stick, rod, pole; branch, twig |
| 10 | Arabic | عَادَ | to return, go back |
| 11 | Arabic | و | and, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or... |
| 12 | Persian | یا | API •; or; either |
| 13 | Arabic | يَا | {{m|en|O|id=vocative}} |