Where does “tundrakasvillisuus” come from?

tundrakasvillisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kasvillisuus, from Finnish kasvillinen, from Finnish -llinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

tundrakasvillisuus (Finnish): tundra vegetation, tundra flora

Definitions

  1. tundra vegetation, tundra flora

Ancestry of “tundrakasvillisuus”, step by step

tundrakasvillisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasvillisuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasvillisuusvegetation
2Finnishkasvillinenvegetative pertaining to plants
3Finnish-llinenForms adjectives that indicate time; Forms...
4Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
5Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
6Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish tundra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtundratundra flat and treeless arctic biome
2Russianту́ндраtundra
3Kildin Samiтӯннтрэ
4Kildin Samiтӯнтарfell; fjeld
5Proto-Samictuontërfell
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -llinen