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Where does “ту́ндра” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ту́ндра”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ту́ндра”

  • tundra
  • tundral
  • tundra
  • лесотундра
  • toundra
  • tundra
  • ツンドラ
  • tundra
  • tundra
  • тундра
  • tundra
  • tundra
  • 툰드라
  • տունդրա
  • tundra
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