Where does “тундра” come from?

тундра (Bulgarian) comes from Russian ту́ндра, from Kildin Sami тӯннтрэ, from Kildin Sami тӯнтар, from Proto-Samic tuontër — fell.

тундра (Bulgarian): tundra

Definitions

  1. tundra

Ancestry of “тундра”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianту́ндраtundra
2Kildin Samiтӯннтрэ—
3Kildin Samiтӯнтарfell; fjeld
4Proto-Samictuontërfell
Every word from Proto-Samic tuontër →Every word from Kildin Sami тӯнтар →Every word from Kildin Sami тӯннтрэ →