Where does “لەڭگەر” come from?

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

لەڭگەر (Uyghur): anchor

Definitions

  1. anchor

Ancestry of “لەڭگەر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianلنگرanchor
2Ancient GreekἌγκυραAncyra; Angora; Ankara, Turkey
3Proto-Indo-Europeanang-joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith

Words derived from “لەڭگەر”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ang- →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα →Every word from Persian لنگر →