Where does “Kalevala” come from?

Kalevala comes from Finnish Kaleva, a name of uncertain origin, combined with the Proto-Finnic suffix -la meaning place or land.

Kalevala (English): The Finnish national epic

Definitions

  1. The Finnish national epic

Ancestry of “Kalevala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKalevalaKalevala epic
2FinnishKalevaAn obscure giant in Finnish mythology
3Proto-Finnickalega—

Words derived from “Kalevala”

Every word from Proto-Finnic kalega →Every word from Finnish Kaleva →Every word from Finnish Kalevala →