Where does “laüt” come from?

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

laüt (Old Occitan): lute

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Arabic	عود	wood, timber; stick, rod, pole; branch, twig
2	Arabic	عَادَ	to return, go back
3	Arabic	و	and, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or...
4	Persian	یا	API •; or; either
5	Arabic	يَا	{{m\|en\|O\|id=vocative}}

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