Where does “Pohjola” come from?

Pohjola (Finnish) comes from Finnish pohjoinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

Pohjola (Finnish): A prominent mythical location in the Finnish national epic Kalevala, typically translated as Northland. It is depicted as the main rival of Kalevala, the home of the heroes of the epic

Definitions

A prominent mythical location in the Finnish national epic Kalevala, typically translated as Northland. It is depicted as the main rival of Kalevala, the home of the heroes of the epic

Ancestry of “Pohjola”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	pohjoinen	north; northern
2	Finnish	-inen	-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3	Finnish	-uus	Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4	Proto-Finnic	-uc	-ness, -hood

Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →