Where does “tundra” come from?

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

tundra (Portuguese): tundra flat, treeless region around the Arctic

Definitions

  1. tundra flat, treeless region around the Arctic

Ancestry of “tundra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtoundratundra
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 →