Where does “лесничий” come from?

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

лесничий (Russian): woodsman, forest ranger, chief forester

Definitions

  1. woodsman, forest ranger, chief forester

Ancestry of “лесничий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлесникranger, forest ranger, woodsman
2Bulgarianлесa large and centuries-old forest
3Old Church Slavonicлѣсъforest; woods
4Proto-Slaviclěsъforest, woods
Every word from Proto-Slavic lěsъ →Every word from Old Church Slavonic лѣсъ →Every word from Bulgarian лес →