Where does “tundrakurmitsa” come from?
tundrakurmitsa (Finnish) comes from Finnish tundra, from Russian ту́ндра, from Kildin Sami тӯннтрэ, from Kildin Sami тӯнтар, from Proto-Samic tuontër — fell.
tundrakurmitsa (Finnish): black-bellied plover
Definitions
- black-bellied plover
Ancestry of “tundrakurmitsa”, step by step
tundrakurmitsa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tundra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tundra | tundra flat and treeless arctic biome |
| 2 | Russian | ту́ндра | tundra |
| 3 | Kildin Sami | тӯннтрэ | — |
| 4 | Kildin Sami | тӯнтар | fell; fjeld |
| 5 | Proto-Samic | tuontër | fell |
via Finnish kurmitsa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kurmitsa | plover; plover, golden plover, dotterel |