Where does “лесопильный” come from?

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

лесопильный (Russian): saw, sawing

Definitions

  1. saw, sawing

Ancestry of “лесопильный”, step by step

лесопильный 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 пили́ть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпили́тьto saw
Every word from Proto-Slavic lěsъ →Every word from Old East Slavic лѣсъ →Every word from Russian лес →