Where does “ankkurinhaara” come from?

ankkurinhaara (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.

ankkurinhaara (Finnish): arm

Definitions

  1. arm

Ancestry of “ankkurinhaara”, step by step

ankkurinhaara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ankkuri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishankkurianchor; anchor, anchorman, anchorwoman; armature
2Swedishankarean anchor; anchor; an HTML/XHTML mark-up tag to...
3Old Norseakkerianchor
4Proto-Germanicankurôanchor
5Latinancōraanchor (tool to keep a vessel from drifting)
6Ancient GreekἌγκυραAncyra; Angora; Ankara, Turkey
7Proto-Indo-Europeanang-joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith

via Finnish haara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaarabranch; fork, bifurcation; offshoot
2Proto-Finnichaarabranch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ang- →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα →Every word from Latin ancōra →