Where does “ananghie” come from?

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

ananghie (Romanian): trouble, straits

Definitions

  1. trouble, straits

Ancestry of “ananghie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekανάγκηnecessity; need, want, demand; call of nature
2Ancient GreekἈνάγκηFate
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀνάγκη →Every word from Greek ανάγκη →