Where does “зәкір” come from?

зәкір (Kazakh) comes from Russian я́корь, from Old East Slavic ѧкорь, from Latin ancōra, from Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα, from Proto-Indo-European ang- — joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith.

зәкір (Kazakh): anchor

Definitions

  1. anchor

Ancestry of “зәкір”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianя́корьanchor
2Old East Slavicѧкорь
3Latinancōraanchor (tool to keep a vessel from drifting)
4Ancient GreekἌγκυραAncyra; Angora; Ankara, Turkey
5Proto-Indo-Europeanang-joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ang-