Where does “laud” come from?

laud (Tagalog) comes from Spanish laúd, from Arabic عود, from Arabic عَادَ, from Arabic و, from Persian یا, from Arabic يَا — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.

laud (Tagalog): a type of Philippine lute resembling the banduria with a longer neck

Definitions

  1. a type of Philippine lute resembling the banduria with a longer neck

Ancestry of “laud”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishlaúdlute
2Arabicعودwood, timber; stick, rod, pole; branch, twig
3Arabicعَادَto return, go back
4Arabicوand, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or...
5PersianیاAPI •; or; either
6Arabicيَا{{m|en|O|id=vocative}}
Every word from Arabic يَا →Every word from Persian یا →Every word from Arabic و →