Where does “Lemminkäinen” come from?

Lemminkäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish Lempi, from Finnish lempi, from Proto-Finnic lempi — ? flame,? spark,? warmth.

Lemminkäinen (Finnish): A hero and one of the central characters in Kalevala, the national epic of Finland

Definitions

  1. A hero and one of the central characters in Kalevala, the national epic of Finland

Ancestry of “Lemminkäinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLempi(erotic) love
2Finnishlempilove; love-making, sex; As a very common former...
3Proto-Finniclempi? flame,? spark,? warmth
Every word from Proto-Finnic lempi →Every word from Finnish lempi →Every word from Finnish Lempi →