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Where does “лес” come from?

лес (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic лѣсъ, from Proto-Slavic lěsъ — forest, woods.

лес (Bulgarian): a large and centuries-old forest

Definitions

  1. a large and centuries-old forest

Ancestry of “лес”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicлѣсъforest; woods
2Proto-Slaviclěsъforest, woods
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