Where does “Hawaiigitarre” come from?

Hawaiigitarre (German) comes 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.

Hawaiigitarre (German): steel guitar

Definitions

  1. steel guitar

Ancestry of “Hawaiigitarre”, step by step

Hawaiigitarre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Gitarre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGitarreguitar
2Spanishguitarraguitar
3Old Spanishguitarraclassical guitar
4Arabicقِيثَارَة—
5Latincitharacithara, lyre, lute, guitar; guitar
6Ancient Greekκιθάραlyre; the ribs of the horse; ivy

via German Hawaii

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHawaii—
2HawaiianHawaiʻiHawaiian
3Proto-Nuclear PolynesianSawaikitraditional homeland
Every word from Ancient Greek κιθάρα →