tarsus=طرسوس

tarsus=طرسوس

WICTIONARY

From Latin tarsus, from Ancient Greek ταρσός, a "flat surface" used for drying.

ONLINE ETYMOLOGY DICTIONARY:

tarsus (n.)

the ankle bones collectively, 1670s, Modern Latin, from Gk. tarsos "ankle, sole of the foot, rim of the eyelid," originally "flat surface, especially for drying," from PIE root *ters- "to dry" (cf. Gk. teresesthai "to be or become dry," tersainein "to make dry;" L. terra "land, ground, soil," torrere "dry up, parch;" see terrain).

 

P.S.  Also    

metatarsus