Where does “bassokitara” come from?

bassokitara (Finnish) comes from Finnish basso, from Italian basso, from Latin Bassus, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

bassokitara (Finnish): bass guitar

Definitions

bass guitar

Ancestry of “bassokitara”, step by step

bassokitara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish basso

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	basso	bass; bass guitar
2	Italian	basso	low; short; narrow, thin
3	Latin	Bassus	thick, fat, stumpy, short, low, base
4	Ancient Greek	βάσις	step; rhythm; foot
5	Proto-Hellenic	gʷə́tis	step
6	Proto-Indo-European	gʷémtis	step, act of walking
7	Proto-Indo-European	gʷem-	to step

via Finnish kitara

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	kitara	guitar
2	German	Gitarre	guitar
3	Spanish	guitarra	guitar
4	Old Spanish	guitarra	classical guitar
5	Arabic	قِيثَارَة	—
6	Latin	cithara	cithara, lyre, lute, guitar; guitar
7	Ancient Greek	κιθάρα	lyre; the ribs of the horse; ivy

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis →