Where does “toundra” come from?

toundra (French) comes from Russian ту́ндра, from Kildin Sami тӯннтрэ, from Kildin Sami тӯнтар, from Proto-Samic tuontër — fell.

toundra (French): tundra

Definitions

  1. tundra

Ancestry of “toundra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianту́ндраtundra
2Kildin Samiтӯннтрэ—
3Kildin Samiтӯнтарfell; fjeld
4Proto-Samictuontërfell

Words derived from “toundra”

Every word from Proto-Samic tuontër →Every word from Kildin Sami тӯнтар →Every word from Kildin Sami тӯннтрэ →