Where does “Kalevala” come from?

Kalevala (Finnish) comes from Finnish Kaleva, from Proto-Finnic kalega.

Kalevala (Finnish): Kalevala epic

Definitions

  1. Kalevala epic

Ancestry of “Kalevala”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Kalevala”

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