Proto-IE: *ank(')- <PIH *H->
Meaning: fate, destiny
Hittite: henkan- n. `Tod, Seuche, Pest' (Tischler 249)
Old Greek: anáŋkǟ `Notwendigkeit, Zwang'
Celtic: OIr ēcen `Not, Notwendigkeit'; Cymr angen `Not, Notwendigkeit', Bret anken `Not, Notwendigkeit'
Russ. meaning: фатальный рок судьбы