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Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pęta.
Pronunciation
Noun
pięta f (diminutive piętka)
- heel (part of the foot)
- heel (part of a shoe or sock)
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Further reading
- pięta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- pięta in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “pięta”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
- “PIĘTA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 2010 September 9