This is the 7481st most frequent Polish word.
kotwicy
"Kotwicy" means "of the anchor" or "anchor's" (genitive case in Polish).
used as a noun referring to a ship's anchor
Statek nie mógł wypłynąć bez kotwicy.
The ship could not set sail without an anchor.
used metaphorically to refer to a stabilizing or central idea
Potrzebujemy znaleźć kotwicy, aby zrozumieć kontekst tej książki.
We need to find an anchor to understand the context of this book.
used metaphorically to describe a limiting factor or burden