Where does “leuz” come from?
leuz (Old French) comes from Old Occitan laut, from Arabic عود, from Arabic عَادَ, from Arabic و, from Persian یا, from Arabic يَا — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.
Ancestry of “leuz”, step by step
leuz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Occitan laut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Occitan | laut | lute |
| 2 | Arabic | عود | wood, timber; stick, rod, pole; branch, twig |
| 3 | Arabic | عَادَ | to return, go back |
| 4 | Arabic | و | and, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or... |
| 5 | Persian | یا | API •; or; either |
| 6 | Arabic | يَا | {{m|en|O|id=vocative}} |
via Old Occitan lautz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Occitan | lautz | — |