Where does “mustaotsalepinkäinen” come from?

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

mustaotsalepinkäinen (Finnish): lesser grey shrike, Lanius minor

Definitions

  1. lesser grey shrike, Lanius minor

Ancestry of “mustaotsalepinkäinen”, step by step

mustaotsalepinkäinen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish otsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishotsaforehead; audacity, nerve
2Proto-Germanicanþijąforehead

via Finnish musta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmustablack; black horse; Elative singular form of...
2Finnish-ntääFront vowel variant of -ntaa

via Finnish lepinkäinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlepinkäinenshrike
Every word from Proto-Germanic anþiją →Every word from Finnish otsa →