Where does “ankkurivalo” come from?

ankkurivalo (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.

ankkurivalo (Finnish): anchor light

Definitions

  1. anchor light

Ancestry of “ankkurivalo”, step by step

ankkurivalo 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 valo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalolight
2Proto-Finnicvalolight visible radiation
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwaĺɜ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ang- →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα →Every word from Latin ancōra →