Where does “ανάγκη” come from?

ανάγκη (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Ἀνάγκη, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.

ανάγκη (Greek): necessity; need, want, demand; call of nature

Definitions

  1. necessity; need, want, demand; call of nature

Ancestry of “ανάγκη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἈνάγκηFate
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain

Words derived from “ανάγκη”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀνάγκη →