Where does “ankkuri” come from?
ankkuri (Finnish) comes from Swedish ankare, from Old Norse akkeri, from Proto-Germanic ankurô, from Latin ancōra, from Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα, from Proto-Indo-European ang- — joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith.
ankkuri (Finnish): anchor; anchor, anchorman, anchorwoman; armature
Definitions
- anchor; anchor, anchorman, anchorwoman; armature
Ancestry of “ankkuri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | ankare | an anchor; anchor; an HTML/XHTML mark-up tag to... |
| 2 | Old Norse | akkeri | anchor |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ankurô | anchor |
| 4 | Latin | ancōra | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἄγκυρα | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ang- | joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith |
Words derived from “ankkuri”