Where does “πτέρνη” come from?

πτέρνη (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European tpḗrsneh₂, from Proto-Indo-European sperH- — to kick.

πτέρνη (Ancient Greek): heel; hoof; heel of a shoe

Definitions

  1. heel; hoof; heel of a shoe

Ancestry of “πτέρνη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeantpḗrsneh₂heel, upper thigh
2Proto-Indo-EuropeansperH-to kick

Words derived from “πτέρνη”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sperH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpḗrsneh₂ →