Where does “luth” come from?

luth (French) comes from Middle French lut, 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}}.

luth (French): lute, a stringed instrument

Definitions

  1. lute, a stringed instrument

Ancestry of “luth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchlut—
2Old Frenchleüt—
3Occitanlaütlute
4Old Occitanlaütlute
5Arabicعودwood, timber; stick, rod, pole; branch, twig
6Arabicعَادَto return, go back
7Arabicوand, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or...
8PersianیاAPI •; or; either
9Arabicيَا{{m|en|O|id=vocative}}

Words derived from “luth”

Every word from Arabic يَا →Every word from Persian یا →Every word from Arabic و →