Where does “پاشنه” come from?

پاشنه (Persian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian pā́ršniš, from Proto-Indo-European tpḗrsneh₂, from Proto-Indo-European sperH- — to kick.

پاشنه (Persian): heel

Definitions

  1. heel

Ancestry of “پاشنه”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianpā́ršniš—
2Proto-Indo-Europeantpḗrsneh₂heel, upper thigh
3Proto-Indo-EuropeansperH-to kick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sperH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpḗrsneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pā́ršniš →