Where does “valko-otsalepinkäinen” come from?

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

valko-otsalepinkäinen (Finnish): masked shrike (Lanius nubicus songbird species)

Definitions

  1. masked shrike (Lanius nubicus songbird species)

Ancestry of “valko-otsalepinkäinen”, step by step

valko-otsalepinkäinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish otsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishotsaforehead; audacity, nerve
2Proto-Germanicanþijąforehead

via Finnish lepinkäinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlepinkäinenshrike
Every word from Proto-Germanic anþiją →Every word from Finnish otsa →
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