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Where does “tundrasusi” come from?

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

tundrasusi (Finnish): tundra wolf, "Canis lupus albus"

Definitions

  1. tundra wolf, "Canis lupus albus"

Ancestry of “tundrasusi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtundratundra
2Russianту́ндра—
3Kildin Samiтӯннтрэ—
4Kildin Samiтӯнтарfell; fjeld
5Proto-Samictuontërfell
Every word from Proto-Samic tuontër →