Where does “ѧкорь” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ѧкорь”, step by step

ѧкорь traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin ancōra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinancōraanchor (tool to keep a vessel from drifting)
2Ancient GreekἌγκυραAncyra; Angora; Ankara, Turkey
3Proto-Indo-Europeanang-joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith

via Old Swedish ankari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishankari

Words derived from “ѧкорь

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ang-Every word from Ancient Greek ἌγκυραEvery word from Latin ancōra