Where does “Ankaro” come from?
Ankaro (Esperanto) comes from Turkish Ankara, from Ottoman Turkish آنقره, from Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα, from Proto-Indo-European ang- — joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith.
Ancestry of “Ankaro”, 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 |