Where does “langgar” come from?

langgar (Indonesian) comes from Malay langgar, from Persian لنگر, from Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα, from Proto-Indo-European ang- — joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith.

langgar (Indonesian): to violate

Definitions

  1. to violate

Ancestry of “langgar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaylanggarto violate
2Persianلنگرanchor
3Ancient GreekἌγκυραAncyra; Angora; Ankara, Turkey
4Proto-Indo-Europeanang-joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith

Words derived from “langgar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ang- →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα →Every word from Persian لنگر →