Where does “otsapanta” come from?

otsapanta (Finnish) comes from Finnish panta, from Proto-Germanic bandą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

otsapanta (Finnish): browband; Synonym of hiuspanta

Definitions

  1. browband; Synonym of hiuspanta

Ancestry of “otsapanta”, step by step

otsapanta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish panta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpantaA collar; A choker; Any ring that is used as an...
2Proto-Germanicbandąbond
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

via Finnish otsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishotsaforehead; audacity, nerve
2Proto-Germanicanþijąforehead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bandą →Every word from Finnish panta →
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