Where does “sähkökitara” come from?

sähkökitara (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.

sähkökitara (Finnish): An electric guitar

Definitions

  1. An electric guitar

Ancestry of “sähkökitara”, step by step

sähkökitara 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 sähkö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsähköelectricity
2Finnishsähähtääto sizzle
3Finnishahtaato cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...
4Proto-Finnicaktadakto hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a...
5Proto-Uralicëkta-to hang up
Every word from Ancient Greek κιθάρα →Every word from Latin cithara →Every word from Arabic قِيثَارَة →