Where does “havaijinkitara” come from?

havaijinkitara (Finnish) comes from Finnish kitara, from German Gitarre, from Spanish guitarra, from Old Spanish guitarra, from Arabic قِيثَارَة, from Latin cithara, from Ancient Greek κιθάρα — lyre; the ribs of the horse; ivy.

havaijinkitara (Finnish): Hawaiian guitar, steel guitar

Definitions

Hawaiian guitar, steel guitar

Ancestry of “havaijinkitara”, step by step

havaijinkitara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Finnish havaiji

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	havaiji	Hawaiian
2	English	Hawaii	The largest of the Hawaiian Islands
3	Hawaiian	Hawaiʻi	Hawaiian
4	Proto-Nuclear Polynesian	Sawaiki	traditional homeland

Every word from Ancient Greek κιθάρα →Every word from Latin cithara →Every word from Arabic قِيثَارَة →