Where does “lâuta” come from?

lâuta (Turkish) comes from Arabic عود, from Arabic عَادَ, from Arabic و, from Persian یا, from Arabic يَا — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.

Ancestry of “lâuta”, step by step

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