Where does “лесоведение” come from?
лесоведение (Russian) comes from Russian лес, from Old East Slavic лѣсъ, from Proto-Slavic lěsъ — forest, woods.
лесоведение (Russian): dendrology, forestry the study of trees
Definitions
- dendrology, forestry the study of trees
Ancestry of “лесоведение”, step by step
лесоведение traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian лес
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | лес | forest, woods; lumber, timber; леса́ scaffolding,... |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | лѣсъ | forest |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | lěsъ | forest, woods |
via Russian ве́дение
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | ве́дение | knowledge, lore |
| 2 | Russian | вести́ | to conduct, direct; to lead |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wedʰ- | to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to... |