Where does “リュート” come from?
リュート (Japanese) comes from English lute, from Middle French lut, from Old French leüt, from Occitan laüt, from Old Occitan laüt, from Arabic عود, from Arabic عَادَ, from Arabic و — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.
リュート (Japanese): lute
Ancestry of “リュート”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | lute | A fretted stringed instrument of European origin,... |
| 2 | Middle French | lut | — |
| 3 | Old French | leüt | — |
| 4 | Occitan | laüt | lute |
| 5 | Old Occitan | laüt | lute |
| 6 | Arabic | عود | wood, timber; stick, rod, pole; branch, twig |
| 7 | Arabic | عَادَ | to return, go back |
| 8 | Arabic | و | and, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or... |
| 9 | Persian | یا | API •; or; either |
| 10 | Arabic | يَا | {{m|en|O|id=vocative}} |