Where does “ankkuriköysi” come from?
ankkuriköysi (Finnish) comes from Finnish ankkuri, 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.
ankkuriköysi (Finnish): anchor line, rode
Ancestry of “ankkuriköysi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | ankkuri | anchor; anchor, anchorman, anchorwoman; armature |
| 2 | Swedish | ankare | an anchor; anchor; an HTML/XHTML mark-up tag to... |
| 3 | Old Norse | akkeri | anchor |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ankurô | anchor |
| 5 | Latin | ancōra | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἄγκυρα | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ang- | joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith |