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