Where does “Kalevipoeg” come from?

Kalevipoeg (Estonian) comes from Estonian poeg, from Proto-Finnic poika, from Proto-Uralic pojka — boy; son.

Kalevipoeg (Estonian): Kalevipoeg

Definitions

  1. Kalevipoeg

Ancestry of “Kalevipoeg”, step by step

Kalevipoeg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian poeg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianpoegson; offspring
2Proto-Finnicpoikason; boy
3Proto-Uralicpojkaboy; son

via Estonian Kalev

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EstonianKalevThe father of Kalevipoeg in the Estonian national epic
Every word from Proto-Uralic pojka →Every word from Proto-Finnic poika →Every word from Estonian poeg →