Where does “banjosoolo” come from?

banjosoolo (Finnish) comes from Finnish banjo, from English banjo, from English bandore, from Spanish bandurria, from Latin pandura, from Ancient Greek πανδοῦρα — pandura, a three-stringed lute.

banjosoolo (Finnish): banjo solo

Definitions

  1. banjo solo

Ancestry of “banjosoolo”, step by step

banjosoolo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish banjo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishbanjobanjo
2EnglishbanjoA stringed musical instrument (chordophone), usually with a round body, a membrane-like soundboard and a fretted neck, played by plucking or strumming the strings
3EnglishbandoreA stringed instrument similar in form to a...
4Spanishbandurriabandurria
5Latinpanduraa pandore
6Ancient Greekπανδοῦραpandura, a three-stringed lute

via Finnish soolo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsoolosolo
2Italiansoloalone, by oneself, unattended, unaccompanied,...
3Latinsōlus
4Ancient GreekΣολοῦςSolus, Sicily, Italy
Every word from Ancient Greek πανδοῦραEvery word from Latin panduraEvery word from Spanish bandurria