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Where does “tunturipöllö” come from?

tunturipöllö (Finnish) comes from Finnish tunturi, from Proto-Samic tuontër — fell.

tunturipöllö (Finnish): snowy owl, Nyctea scandiaca

Definitions

  1. snowy owl, Nyctea scandiaca

Ancestry of “tunturipöllö”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtunturiA fell
2Proto-Samictuontërfell
Every word from Proto-Samic tuontër →