Where does “пяточный” come from?

пяточный (Russian) comes from Russian пя́тка, from Russian пята́, from Proto-Slavic pęta, from Proto-Slavic pęti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pínˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁- — to twist; to weave.

пяточный (Russian): heel; calcaneal

Definitions

  1. heel; calcaneal

Ancestry of “пяточный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпя́ткаheel
2Russianпята́foot
3Proto-Slavicpętaheel
4Proto-Slavicpętito stretch; to tie, fix together
5Proto-Balto-Slavicpínˀteito braid; to stretch
6Proto-Indo-European(s)penh₁-to twist; to weave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pínˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic pęti →