Where does “tundraurpiainen” come from?

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

tundraurpiainen (Finnish): Arctic redpoll

Definitions

  1. Arctic redpoll

Ancestry of “tundraurpiainen”, step by step

tundraurpiainen 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 urpiainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishurpiainencommon redpoll
2Finnish-iäinenFront vowel variant of -iainen
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Samic tuontër →Every word from Kildin Sami тӯнтар →Every word from Kildin Sami тӯннтрэ →