Appendix:Belter Creole/ánkawala
Belter Creole
editEtymology
editFrom anka (“anchor”) + -wala (“person”), literally “anchor person, person who is an anchor”; the former from English anchor. From the idea that a significant other would be point of stability in one's lives, comparable to a stability given to a ship by an anchor.
Noun
editánkawala