Where does “lavta” come from?

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

lavta (Turkish): lavta, a type of lute

Definitions

  1. lavta, a type of lute

Ancestry of “lavta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishلاؤطهlavta, laouto, lute
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 →