Where does “anghiră” come from?

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

anghiră (Romanian): anchor

Definitions

  1. anchor

Ancestry of “anghiră”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekάγκυραanchor
2Ancient GreekἌγκυραAncyra; Angora; Ankara, Turkey
3Proto-Indo-Europeanang-joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ang- →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα →Every word from Greek άγκυρα →