Where does “soolokitaristi” come from?

soolokitaristi (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.

soolokitaristi (Finnish): lead guitarist

Definitions

  1. lead guitarist

Ancestry of “soolokitaristi”, step by step

soolokitaristi 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 soolo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsoolosolo
2Italiansoloalone, by oneself, unattended, unaccompanied,...
3Latinsōlus
4Ancient GreekΣολοῦςSolus, Sicily, Italy
Every word from Ancient Greek κιθάρα