Where does “otsasuoni” come from?

otsasuoni (Finnish) comes from Finnish suoni, from Proto-Finnic sooni, from Proto-Uralic sëne — vein, blood vessel; sinew.

otsasuoni (Finnish): forehead vein

Definitions

  1. forehead vein

Ancestry of “otsasuoni”, step by step

otsasuoni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suoni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuonivein; Short for verisuoni; tendon, sinew; still...
2Proto-Finnicsoonisinew
3Proto-Uralicsënevein, blood vessel; sinew

via Finnish otsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishotsaforehead; audacity, nerve
2Proto-Germanicanþijąforehead
Every word from Proto-Uralic sëne →