English
lavta
Lavta comes from Turkish lavta ‘lavta, a type of lute’, and goes back to Venetan lauto.
- Venetanmodernlauto‘lute’
- Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928لاؤطهlauta
- Turkish1928–presentlavta‘lavta, a type of lute’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Venetanmodernlauto‘lute’
- Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928لاؤطهlauta
- Turkish1928–presentlavta‘lavta, a type of lute’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Venetan lauto
Today it means
noun A plucked string music instrument from Constantinople.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Venetan lauto / lavta