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

Definitions

  1. A West African fabric

Ancestry of “Ankara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishAnkarathe Turkish government
2Ottoman Turkishآنقره—
3Ancient GreekἌγκυραAncyra; Angora; Ankara, Turkey
4Proto-Indo-Europeanang-joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith

Words derived from “Ankara”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ang- →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα →Every word from Ottoman Turkish آنقره →