Where does “túndra” come from?

túndra (Icelandic) comes from Danish tundra, from Russian ту́ндра, from Kildin Sami тӯннтрэ, from Kildin Sami тӯнтар, from Proto-Samic tuontër — fell.

túndra (Icelandic): tundra

Definitions

  1. tundra

Ancestry of “túndra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtundra—
2Russianту́ндраtundra
3Kildin Samiтӯннтрэ—
4Kildin Samiтӯнтарfell; fjeld
5Proto-Samictuontërfell
Every word from Proto-Samic tuontër →Every word from Kildin Sami тӯнтар →Every word from Kildin Sami тӯннтрэ →