Where does “sähkökitaristi” come from?

sähkökitaristi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kitaristi, 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.

sähkökitaristi (Finnish): electric guitarist

Definitions

  1. electric guitarist

Ancestry of “sähkökitaristi”, step by step

sähkökitaristi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kitaristi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkitaristiguitarist
2Finnishkitaraguitar
3GermanGitarreguitar
4Spanishguitarraguitar
5Old Spanishguitarraclassical guitar
6Arabicقِيثَارَة
7Latincitharacithara, lyre, lute, guitar; guitar
8Ancient 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 κιθάραEvery word from Latin citharaEvery word from Arabic قِيثَارَة
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