Where does “лесотундровый” come from?
лесотундровый (Russian) comes from Russian лесотундра, from Russian ту́ндра, from Kildin Sami тӯннтрэ, from Kildin Sami тӯнтар, from Proto-Samic tuontër — fell.
лесотундровый (Russian): forest tundra
Definitions
- forest tundra
Ancestry of “лесотундровый”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | лесотундра | forest tundra |
| 2 | Russian | ту́ндра | tundra |
| 3 | Kildin Sami | тӯннтрэ | — |
| 4 | Kildin Sami | тӯнтар | fell; fjeld |
| 5 | Proto-Samic | tuontër | fell |