Where does “valko-otsasureli” come from?

valko-otsasureli (Finnish) comes from Finnish sureli, from Indonesian surili, from Sundanese surili — Javan surili (Presbytis comata).

valko-otsasureli (Finnish): white-fronted surili, Presbytis frontata

Definitions

  1. white-fronted surili, Presbytis frontata

Ancestry of “valko-otsasureli”, step by step

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

via Finnish sureli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsurelisurili monkey of the genus
2Indonesiansurili—
3SundanesesuriliJavan surili (Presbytis comata)

via Finnish otsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishotsaforehead; audacity, nerve
2Proto-Germanicanþijąforehead
Every word from Sundanese surili →Every word from Indonesian surili →Every word from Finnish sureli →