Where does “лесотундра” come from?

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

лесотундра (Russian): forest tundra

Definitions

  1. forest tundra

Ancestry of “лесотундра”, step by step

лесотундра traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian ту́ндра

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

via Russian лес

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлесforest, woods; lumber, timber; леса́ scaffolding,...
2Old East Slavicлѣсъforest
3Proto-Slaviclěsъforest, woods

Words derived from “лесотундра”

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