Where does “kalevanmiekka” come from?

kalevanmiekka (Finnish) comes from Finnish miekka, from Proto-Finnic meekka, from Proto-Germanic mēkijaz — sword.

kalevanmiekka (Finnish): Orion the constellation

Definitions

  1. Orion the constellation

Ancestry of “kalevanmiekka”, step by step

kalevanmiekka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish miekka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmiekkasword
2Proto-Finnicmeekkasword
3Proto-Germanicmēkijazsword

via Finnish Kaleva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKalevaAn obscure giant in Finnish mythology
2Proto-Finnickalega—
Every word from Proto-Germanic mēkijaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic meekka →Every word from Finnish miekka →