Where does “kirkasotsainen” come from?

kirkasotsainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish otsa, from Proto-Germanic anþiją — forehead.

kirkasotsainen (Finnish): sincere, gullible, naive, idealistic

Definitions

  1. sincere, gullible, naive, idealistic

Ancestry of “kirkasotsainen”, step by step

kirkasotsainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish otsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishotsaforehead; audacity, nerve
2Proto-Germanicanþijąforehead

via Finnish kirkas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirkasbright; broad, especially of daylight; clear
2Proto-Finnickirk'asbright
Every word from Proto-Germanic anþiją →Every word from Finnish otsa →