Where does “akillesjänne” come from?

akillesjänne (Finnish) comes from Finnish jänne, from Proto-Finnic jändek, from Proto-Uralic jänte — string.

akillesjänne (Finnish): Achilles tendon

Definitions

  1. Achilles tendon

Ancestry of “akillesjänne”, step by step

akillesjänne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jänne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjännetendon, sinew; bowstring, string; chord
2Proto-Finnicjändekbowstring
3Proto-Uralicjäntestring

via Finnish Akilles

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