Where does “ту́ндра” come from?

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

ту́ндра (Russian): tundra

Definitions

  1. tundra

Ancestry of “ту́ндра”, step by step

ту́ндра traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kildin Sami тӯннтрэ

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

via Kildin Sami тӯндар

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kildin Samiтӯндарtundra

Words derived from “ту́ндра”

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