Where does “Kalevala” come from?

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

Kalevala (German): the Kalevala the Finnish national epic

Definitions

  1. the Kalevala the Finnish national epic

Ancestry of “Kalevala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKalevalaKalevala epic
2FinnishKalevaAn obscure giant in Finnish mythology
3Proto-Finnickalega—
Every word from Proto-Finnic kalega →Every word from Finnish Kaleva →Every word from Finnish Kalevala →