Where does “tundra” come from?

tundra (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish توندره, from English tundra, from Russian ту́ндра, from Kildin Sami тӯннтрэ, from Kildin Sami тӯнтар, from Proto-Samic tuontër — fell.

tundra (Turkish): tundra

Definitions

  1. tundra

Ancestry of “tundra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishتوندره—
2EnglishtundraA flat and treeless Arctic biome
3Russianту́ндраtundra
4Kildin Samiтӯннтрэ—
5Kildin Samiтӯнтарfell; fjeld
6Proto-Samictuontërfell
Every word from Proto-Samic tuontër →Every word from Kildin Sami тӯнтар →Every word from Kildin Sami тӯннтрэ →