Where does “tundra” come from?

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

tundra (Italian): tundra

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tundra

Ancestry of “tundra”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Russian	ту́ндра	—
2	Kildin Sami	тӯннтрэ	—
3	Kildin Sami	тӯнтар	fell; fjeld
4	Proto-Samic	tuontër	fell

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