Where does “лю́тня” come from?
лю́тня (Russian) comes from Polish lutnia, from Czech loutna, from Middle High German lûte, from Italian liuto, from Middle French lut, from Old French leüt, from Occitan laüt, from Old Occitan laüt — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.
лю́тня (Russian): lute
Definitions
- lute
Ancestry of “лю́тня”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | lutnia | lute |
| 2 | Czech | loutna | lute |
| 3 | Middle High German | lûte | — |
| 4 | Italian | liuto | lute |
| 5 | Middle French | lut | — |
| 6 | Old French | leüt | — |
| 7 | Occitan | laüt | lute |
| 8 | Old Occitan | laüt | lute |
| 9 | Arabic | عود | wood, timber; stick, rod, pole; branch, twig |
| 10 | Arabic | عَادَ | to return, go back |
| 11 | Arabic | و | and, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or... |
| 12 | Persian | یا | API •; or; either |
| 13 | Arabic | يَا | {{m|en|O|id=vocative}} |