Where does “soolokitara” come from?

soolokitara (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.

soolokitara (Finnish): lead guitar

Definitions

  1. lead guitar

Ancestry of “soolokitara”, step by step

soolokitara 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 soolo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsoolosolo
2Italiansoloalone, by oneself, unattended, unaccompanied,...
3Latinsōlus
4Ancient GreekΣολοῦςSolus, Sicily, Italy
Every word from Ancient Greek κιθάραEvery word from Latin citharaEvery word from Arabic قِيثَارَة
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