Where does “lesopował” come from?

lesopował (Polish) comes from Russian лесоповал, from Russian лес, from Old East Slavic лѣсъ, from Proto-Slavic lěsъ — forest, woods.

lesopował (Polish): area where trees were felled by prisoners in Soviet labor camps

Definitions

  1. area where trees were felled by prisoners in Soviet labor camps

Ancestry of “lesopował”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлесоповалtree felling
2Russianлесforest, woods; lumber, timber; леса́ scaffolding,...
3Old East Slavicлѣсъforest
4Proto-Slaviclěsъforest, woods
Every word from Proto-Slavic lěsъ →Every word from Old East Slavic лѣсъ →Every word from Russian лес →