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Where does “флейта” come from?

флейта (Russian) comes from German Flöte, from Middle High German vloite, from Middle Dutch floite, from Old French fleüte, from Italian flauto, from Old Occitan flaüt, from Vulgar Latin *flabeolum, from Latin flare — present active infinitive of flō; second-person...

Ancestry of “флейта”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFlöteflute; whistle; a hand or number of fitting cards...
2Middle High Germanvloite—
3Middle Dutchfloite—
4Old FrenchfleüteAlternative form of fleute
5Italianflautoflute; recorder
6Old Occitanflaüt—
7Vulgar Latin*flabeolum—
8Latinflarepresent active infinitive of flō; second-person...

Words derived from “флейта”

  • ֆլեյտա
  • fleyta
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