Where does “kitarahihna” come from?

kitarahihna (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.

kitarahihna (Finnish): guitar strap

Definitions

  1. guitar strap

Ancestry of “kitarahihna”, step by step

kitarahihna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kitara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkitaraguitar
2GermanGitarreguitar
3Spanishguitarraguitar
4Old Spanishguitarraclassical guitar
5Arabicقِيثَارَة
6Latincitharacithara, lyre, lute, guitar; guitar
7Ancient Greekκιθάραlyre; the ribs of the horse; ivy

via Finnish hihna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhihnastrap, band; especially one that is made of...
2Proto-Finnichihnaleather belt, strap
3Lithuanianšikšna
Every word from Ancient Greek κιθάρα