Where does “otsatukka” come from?

otsatukka (Finnish) comes from Finnish tukka, from Proto-Finnic tukka, from Proto-Uralic čukka.

otsatukka (Finnish): forelock, bangs, fringe

Definitions

  1. forelock, bangs, fringe

Ancestry of “otsatukka”, step by step

otsatukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtukkahair
2Proto-Finnictukkahair on the head
3Proto-Uralicčukka—

via Finnish otsa

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