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