Where does “лесопарк” come from?
лесопарк (Russian) comes from Russian парк, from English park, from Korean 박, from Chinese 泊, from English poise, from Middle English poys, from Middle French pois, from Latin pēnsum — to stretch.
лесопарк (Russian): forest-park
Definitions
- forest-park
Ancestry of “лесопарк”, step by step
лесопарк traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian парк
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | парк | park; yard, depot; fleet, stock |
| 2 | English | park | An area of land set aside for environment... |
| 3 | Korean | 박 | gourd; calabash; gourd shell; head |
| 4 | Chinese | 泊 | — |
| 5 | English | poise | A state of balance, equilibrium or stability;... |
| 6 | Middle English | poys | — |
| 7 | Middle French | pois | weight |
| 8 | Latin | pēnsum | allotment, portion, weight (of wool measured out to a slave to spin in a day) |
| 9 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |