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Where does “laüt” come from?

laüt (Occitan) comes from Old Occitan laüt, from Arabic عود, from Arabic عَادَ, from Arabic و, from Persian یا, from Arabic يَا — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.

laüt (Occitan): lute

Definitions

  1. lute

Ancestry of “laüt”, step by step

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

Words derived from “laüt”

  • flute
  • fluted
  • flutist
  • flautist
  • fluty
  • flutelike
  • unfluted
  • flauta
  • flutey
  • fluter
  • flutiness
  • nonfluted
  • fluteless
  • flutily
  • flutemouth
  • aflautado
  • flauta
  • flautista
  • flautista
  • flauto
  • flûte
  • flûtiste
  • flute
  • flauta
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