Where does “akilleenkantapää” come from?
akilleenkantapää (Finnish) comes from Finnish kantapää, from Finnish pää, from Proto-Finnic pää, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.
akilleenkantapää (Finnish): Achilles tendon; Achilles' heel
Definitions
- Achilles tendon; Achilles' heel
Ancestry of “akilleenkantapää”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kantapää | heel |
| 2 | Finnish | pää | head; end, tip |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | pää | head |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | päŋe | head |