Etymology

tundra

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Today it means: A flat and treeless Arctic biome. Full definition →

Russian ту́ндра (túndra) ← Proto-Sami *tuontër
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  1. Proto-Sami*tuontër
  2. Russianту́ндра (túndra)
  3. English todaytundra

Borrowed from Russian ту́ндра (túndra), borrowed from Kildin Sami тӯндрэ (tūndre), from Proto-Sami *tuontër (“a kind of mountain in Lapland”).

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