Where does “tundră” come from?

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

tundră (Romanian): tundra

Definitions

  1. tundra

Ancestry of “tundră”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtoundratundra
2Russianту́ндраtundra
3Kildin Samiтӯннтрэ—
4Kildin Samiтӯнтарfell; fjeld
5Proto-Samictuontërfell

Words derived from “tundră”

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