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

air guitar

Ancestry of “ilmakitara”, step by step

ilmakitara 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 Ilma

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	Ilma	air
2	Finnish	-ri	Used to create names of occupations from nouns or...
3	Finnish	-ra	Forms nouns or adjectives, mostly from nominal...
4	Finnish	-i	A nominal suffix used in eg. ukko → ukki; Used...
5	Proto-Uralic	-j	oblique plural

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