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

  1. Achilles tendon; Achilles' heel

Ancestry of “akilleenkantapää”, step by step

akilleenkantapää traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kantapää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkantapääheel
2Finnishpäähead; end, tip
3Proto-Finnicpäähead
4Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

via Finnish Akilles

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishAkillesAchilles Greek mythical hero
2LatinachillesAchilles
3Ancient GreekἈχιλλεύς—
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Finnish pää →