Where does “tundrahopeatäplä” come from?

tundrahopeatäplä (Finnish) comes from Finnish tundra, from Russian ту́ндра, from Kildin Sami тӯннтрэ, from Kildin Sami тӯнтар, from Proto-Samic tuontër — fell.

tundrahopeatäplä (Finnish): Arctic fritillary

Definitions

  1. Arctic fritillary

Ancestry of “tundrahopeatäplä”, step by step

tundrahopeatäplä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tundra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtundratundra flat and treeless arctic biome
2Russianту́ндраtundra
3Kildin Samiтӯннтрэ—
4Kildin Samiтӯнтарfell; fjeld
5Proto-Samictuontërfell

via Finnish hopeatäplä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhopeatäplälongwing, heliconian
2Finnishhopeasilver
3Proto-Finnichopedasilver; soft
4Proto-Germanicsamftijaz—
Every word from Proto-Samic tuontër →Every word from Kildin Sami тӯнтар →Every word from Kildin Sami тӯннтрэ →