Where does “لاؤطه” come from?
لاؤطه (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic عود, from Arabic عَادَ, from Arabic و, from Persian یا, from Arabic يَا — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.
لاؤطه (Ottoman Turkish): lavta, laouto, lute
Definitions
- lavta, laouto, lute
Ancestry of “لاؤطه”, step by step
لاؤطه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic عود
| 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}} |
via Venetian lauto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venetian | lauto | lute |