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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

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