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Where does “لنگر” come from?

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

لنگر (Persian): anchor

Definitions

  1. anchor

Ancestry of “لنگر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἌγκυρα—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanang-joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith

Words derived from “لنگر”

  • langar
  • लंगर
  • nanga
  • લંગર
  • ਲੰਗਰ
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