Where does “rytmikitara” come from?

rytmikitara (Finnish) comes from Finnish rytmi, from Swedish rytm, from Latin rhythmus, from Ancient Greek ῥυθμός, from Ancient Greek ῥέω, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

rytmikitara (Finnish): rhythm guitar

Definitions

  1. rhythm guitar

Ancestry of “rytmikitara”, step by step

rytmikitara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rytmi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrytmirhythm
2Swedishrytmrhythm
3Latinrhythmusrhythm
4Ancient Greekῥυθμόςa repeating, regular motion, vibration; measured...
5Ancient GreekῥέωI flow, stream, run, gush; I let flow, pour; I...
6Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
7Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

via Finnish kitara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkitaraguitar
2GermanGitarreguitar
3Spanishguitarraguitar
4Old Spanishguitarraclassical guitar
5Arabicقِيثَارَة
6Latincitharacithara, lyre, lute, guitar; guitar
7Ancient Greekκιθάραlyre; the ribs of the horse; ivy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser-Every word from Proto-Indo-European srew-Every word from Ancient Greek ῥέω
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