Where does “Nevalainen” come from?

Nevalainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish neva, from Proto-Finnic neva — swamp, fen.

Ancestry of “Nevalainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishnevaA type of treeless wet swamp
2Proto-Finnicnevaswamp, fen
Every word from Proto-Finnic neva →Every word from Finnish neva →