Where does “otsakihara” come from?

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

otsakihara (Finnish): A curl or tress of hair over the forehead

Definitions

  1. A curl or tress of hair over the forehead

Ancestry of “otsakihara”, step by step

otsakihara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish otsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishotsaforehead; audacity, nerve
2Proto-Germanicanþijąforehead

via Finnish kihara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiharacurly; complicated, difficult; curl
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