Where does “tundravyöhyke” come from?
tundravyöhyke (Finnish) comes from Finnish vyöhyke, from Finnish vyöhyt, from Finnish vyö, from Proto-Finnic vöö, from Proto-Finno-Ugric wiŋä.
tundravyöhyke (Finnish): tundra zone
Ancestry of “tundravyöhyke”, step by step
tundravyöhyke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vyöhyke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vyöhyke | zone |
| 2 | Finnish | vyöhyt | belt, especially a decorated belt |
| 3 | Finnish | vyö | belt, girdle; band; zone |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | vöö | belt |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | wiŋä | — |
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 |