Where does “лесозащита” come from?

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

лесозащита (Russian): forest protection

Definitions

  1. forest protection

Ancestry of “лесозащита”, step by step

лесозащита traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian лес

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлесforest, woods; lumber, timber; леса́ scaffolding,...
2Old East Slavicлѣсъforest
3Proto-Slaviclěsъforest, woods

via Russian защи́та

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзащи́таdefense, protection, advocacy

Words derived from “лесозащита”

Every word from Proto-Slavic lěsъ →Every word from Old East Slavic лѣсъ →Every word from Russian лес →