Where does “otsanauha” come from?

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

otsanauha (Finnish): headband

Definitions

  1. headband

Ancestry of “otsanauha”, step by step

otsanauha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish otsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishotsaforehead; audacity, nerve
2Proto-Germanicanþijąforehead

via Finnish nauha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnauharibbon, band, string; lace, shoelace; tape
2Proto-Finnicnauharibbon, band
Every word from Proto-Germanic anþiją →Every word from Finnish otsa →