Where does “蘭干” come from?

蘭干 (Chinese) comes from Uyghur لەڭگەر, from Persian لنگر, from Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα, from Proto-Indo-European ang- — joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith.

Ancestry of “蘭干”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Uyghurلەڭگەرanchor
2Persianلنگرanchor
3Ancient GreekἌγκυραAncyra; Angora; Ankara, Turkey
4Proto-Indo-Europeanang-joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ang- →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα →Every word from Persian لنگر →