Where does “kinnerjänne” come from?

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

kinnerjänne (Finnish): Achilles tendon

Definitions

  1. Achilles tendon

Ancestry of “kinnerjänne”, step by step

kinnerjänne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jänne

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

via Finnish kinner

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkinnerhock
Every word from Proto-Uralic jänte →Every word from Proto-Finnic jändek →Every word from Finnish jänne →
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