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Where does “kalevalainen” come from?

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

kalevalainen (Finnish): of or pertaining to Kalevala

Definitions

  1. of or pertaining to Kalevala

Ancestry of “kalevalainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKalevala—
2FinnishKaleva—
3Proto-Finnickalega—
Every word from Proto-Finnic kalega →