Where does “kangelane” come from?

kangelane (Estonian) comes from Estonian -lane, from Proto-Finnic -lainen, from Proto-Finnic -la — locative suffix.

kangelane (Estonian): hero

Definitions

  1. hero

Ancestry of “kangelane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonian-laneDerives nouns from places for a person...
2Proto-Finnic-lainenForms adjectives relating to a place
3Proto-Finnic-lalocative suffix
Every word from Proto-Finnic -la →Every word from Estonian -lane →Every word from Proto-Finnic -lainen →