Where does “якорный” come from?
якорный (Russian) 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.
якорный (Russian): anchor
Ancestry of “якорный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | я́корь | — |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | ѧкорь | — |
| 3 | Latin | ancōra | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἄγκυρα | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ang- | joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith |