Where does “tarse” come from?

tarse (English) comes from French tarse, from Latin Tarsus, from Ancient Greek Ταρσός, from Proto-Finnic tarša.

tarse (English): The penis; The tarsus; A male falcon

Definitions

  1. The penis; The tarsus; A male falcon

Ancestry of “tarse”, step by step

tarse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French tarse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtarsetarsus
2LatinTarsusTarsus, Cilicia
3Ancient GreekΤαρσόςTarsus
4Proto-Finnictarša—

via Middle English tarse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishtarseAlternative form of ters
2Old Englishteorspenis
3Proto-West Germanic*tersnail, peg
Every word from Proto-Finnic tarša →Every word from Ancient Greek Ταρσός →Every word from Latin Tarsus →