Where does “అంకారా” come from?
అంకారా (Telugu) comes from English Ankara, from Turkish Ankara, from Ottoman Turkish آنقره, from Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα, from Proto-Indo-European ang- — joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith.
Ancestry of “అంకారా”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Ankara | A West African fabric |
| 2 | Turkish | Ankara | Ankara |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | آنقره | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἄγκυρα | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ang- | joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith |