Where does “сюн” come from?

сюн (Tundra Nenets) comes from Proto-Samoyedic küntə, from Proto-Uralic künte — mist; steam; smoke.

сюн (Tundra Nenets): steam

Definitions

  1. steam

Ancestry of “сюн”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samoyedicküntəsmoke
2Proto-Uralicküntemist; steam; smoke
Every word from Proto-Uralic künte →Every word from Proto-Samoyedic küntə →