Where does “angko” come from?
angko (Chuukese) comes from English anchor, from Middle English anker, from Old English ancor, from Proto-West Germanic *ankurō, from Proto-Germanic ankurô, from Latin ancōra, from Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα, from Proto-Indo-European ang- — joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith.
angko (Chuukese): anchor
Definitions
- anchor
Ancestry of “angko”, step by step
angko traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English anchor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | anchor | A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a... |
| 2 | Middle English | anker | anchor |
| 3 | Old English | ancor | anchor |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ankurō | anchor |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ankurô | anchor |
| 6 | Latin | ancōra | anchor (tool to keep a vessel from drifting) |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἄγκυρα | Ancyra; Angora; Ankara, Turkey |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ang- | joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith |
via Chinese 阿哥
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 阿哥 | elder brother; son; Title of a Manchu emperor's... |
| 2 | Manchu | ᠠᡤᡝ | elder brother; An honorific for males of the same... |
via Garo ko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garo | ko | — |