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Where does “гитари́ст” come from?

гитари́ст (Russian) comes from Russian гита́ра, from Polish gitara, from Spanish guitarra, from Old Spanish guitarra, from Arabic قِيثَارَة, from Latin cithara, from Ancient Greek κιθάρα — lyre; the ribs of the horse; ivy.

Ancestry of “гитари́ст”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianгита́раguitar
2Polishgitaraguitar
3Spanishguitarraguitar
4Old Spanishguitarra—
5Arabicقِيثَارَة—
6Latincitharacithara, lyre, lute, guitar; guitar
7Ancient Greekκιθάραlyre; the ribs of the horse; ivy

Words derived from “гитари́ст”

  • гитаристка
Every word from Ancient Greek κιθάρα →