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Where does “otsakiehkura” come from?

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

otsakiehkura (Finnish): A lock of hair hanging on the forehead

Definitions

  1. A lock of hair hanging on the forehead

Ancestry of “otsakiehkura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishotsaforehead; audacity, nerve
2Proto-Germanicanþijąforehead
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