Where does “otsalämpö” come from?

otsalämpö (Finnish) comes from Finnish lämpö, from Finnish -o, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.

otsalämpö (Finnish): forehead temperature

Definitions

  1. forehead temperature

Ancestry of “otsalämpö”, step by step

otsalämpö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lämpö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlämpöwarmth, heat; heat; fever
2Finnish-oForms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms...
3Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
4Proto-Uralic-w—

via Finnish otsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishotsaforehead; audacity, nerve
2Proto-Germanicanþijąforehead
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w →Every word from Finnish -o →Every word from Proto-Finnic -o →