persnā, persnī̆-, persno-
heel
Reflexes - Pokorny
| Language | Reflex(es) | Gloss | Grammar | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Old English | fiersn, fyrsn | heel | n.fem | W7 ASD LRC |
| Middle English | perle | pearl | n | W7 LRC |
| English | pearl | dense lustrous concretion of nacre | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| West Germanic | ||||
| Old High German | fërs(a)na, fërsina | heel | n.fem | ASD LRC |
| Middle High German | vërsen | heel | n.fem | ASD LRC |
| German | Ferse | heel | n.fem | ASD LRC |
| East Germanic | ||||
| Gothic | fairzna | heel | n.fem | ASD LRC |
| Italic | ||||
| Latin | perna | haunch, ham with leg; sea mussel | n.fem | W7 LRC |
| Vulgar Latin | pernula | little sea mussel | n.fem.dim | W7 LRC |
| Middle French | perle | pearl | n.fem | W7 LRC |
| Hellenic | ||||
| Homeric Greek | πτέρνη | heel | n.fem | LRC |
| Indo-Iranian | ||||
| Sanskrit | pārshni | heel | n.masc | ASD LRC |