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Where does “ilmakitara” come from?

ilmakitara (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.

ilmakitara (Finnish): air guitar

Definitions

  1. air guitar

Ancestry of “ilmakitara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkitaraguitar
2GermanGitarreguitar
3Spanishguitarraguitar
4Old Spanishguitarra—
5Arabicقِيثَارَة—
6Latincitharacithara, lyre, lute, guitar; guitar
7Ancient Greekκιθάραlyre; the ribs of the horse; ivy
Every word from Ancient Greek κιθάρα →