Where does “luuttuaminen” come from?
luuttuaminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish luututa, 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 — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.
Ancestry of “luuttuaminen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | luututa | To mop |
| 2 | Finnish | luuttu | lute; A piece of cloth used in washing floors |
| 3 | Swedish | luta | lute; to slope; to tend steadily upwards or... |
| 4 | Middle Low German | lute | A lute |
| 5 | Italian | liuto | lute |
| 6 | Middle French | lut | — |
| 7 | Old French | leüt | — |
| 8 | Occitan | laüt | lute |
| 9 | Old Occitan | laüt | lute |
| 10 | Arabic | عود | wood, timber; stick, rod, pole; branch, twig |
| 11 | Arabic | عَادَ | to return, go back |
| 12 | Arabic | و | and, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or... |
| 13 | Persian | یا | API •; or; either |
| 14 | Arabic | يَا | {{m|en|O|id=vocative}} |