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