Where does “naara-ankkuri” come from?
naara-ankkuri (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.
naara-ankkuri (Finnish): grapnel
Definitions
- grapnel
Ancestry of “naara-ankkuri”, step by step
naara-ankkuri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ankkuri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | anchor (tool to keep a vessel from drifting) |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἄγκυρα | Ancyra; Angora; Ankara, Turkey |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ang- | joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith |
via Finnish naara
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | naara | drag; short for naara-ankkuri |
| 2 | Swedish | snara | a snare, a trap; a noose |
| 3 | Old Swedish | snara | snare |
| 4 | Old Norse | snara | a snare |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | snarhǭ | loop; sling; noose |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)nerk- | to turn; wind; lace; shrink; shrivel |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ner- | to wrap; wind; lace; shrink; shrivel; turn, bend,... |