Where does “φτέρνα” come from?

φτέρνα (Greek) comes from Koine Greek πτέρνα, from Ancient Greek πτέρνη, from Proto-Indo-European tpḗrsneh₂, from Proto-Indo-European sperH- — to kick.

φτέρνα (Greek): heel

Definitions

  1. heel

Ancestry of “φτέρνα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koine Greekπτέρνα
2Ancient Greekπτέρνηheel; hoof; heel of a shoe
3Proto-Indo-Europeantpḗrsneh₂heel, upper thigh
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansperH-to kick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sperH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpḗrsneh₂Every word from Ancient Greek πτέρνη