Where does “kalevantuli” come from?

kalevantuli (Finnish) comes from Finnish tuli, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *tuli, from Proto-Uralic tule — fire.

Ancestry of “kalevantuli”, step by step

kalevantuli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tuli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtulifire; campfire; Third-person singular indicative...
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*tuli—
3Proto-Uralictulefire

via Finnish Kaleva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKalevaAn obscure giant in Finnish mythology
2Proto-Finnickalega—
Every word from Proto-Uralic tule →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *tuli →Every word from Finnish tuli →