Lemminkäinen

English

proper noun
Definitions
  • (Finnish mythology) of ; a young handsome charming but aloof legendary Hero of the Finnish national epic, the Kalevala.

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish Lemminkäinen derived from Proto-Finnic *lempi.

Origin

Proto-Finnic

*lempi

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