Where does “chiengora” come from?

chiengora (English) comes from English angora, from Turkish Ankara, from Ottoman Turkish آنقره, from Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα, from Proto-Indo-European ang- — joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith.

chiengora (English): Dog hair used as a textile

Definitions

  1. Dog hair used as a textile

Ancestry of “chiengora”, step by step

chiengora traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English angora

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishangoraAn angora cat; a goat of a domesticated breed...
2TurkishAnkarathe Turkish government
3Ottoman Turkishآنقره—
4Ancient GreekἌγκυραAncyra; Angora; Ankara, Turkey
5Proto-Indo-Europeanang-joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith

via French chien

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchiendog; cock, hammer; greedy, stingy
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ang- →