Where does “Ankara” come from?
Ankara comes from Turkish Ankara, from Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα, from Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα meaning "anchor," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ang-.
Ankara (English): A West African fabric
Ancestry of “Ankara”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | Ankara | Ankara |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | آنقره | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἄγκυρα | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ang- | joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith |
Words derived from “Ankara”