Where does “tuulenhaltija” come from?

tuulenhaltija (Finnish) comes from Finnish Tuuli, from Finnish Tuulikki — A forest goddess, daughter of Tapio in the Kalevala.

tuulenhaltija (Finnish): a certain type of mythological creature pertaining to wind

Definitions

  1. a certain type of mythological creature pertaining to wind

Ancestry of “tuulenhaltija”, step by step

tuulenhaltija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Tuuli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishTuuliwind
2FinnishTuulikkiA forest goddess, daughter of Tapio in the Kalevala

via Finnish haltija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaltijaholder, occupant; possessor, occupant; elf
2Proto-Norseᚺᚨᛚᛞᛁᛃᚨᛉholder
Every word from Finnish Tuulikki →Every word from Finnish Tuuli →