Where does “лесопильня” come from?
лесопильня (Russian) comes from Russian лес, from Old East Slavic лѣсъ, from Proto-Slavic lěsъ — forest, woods.
лесопильня (Russian): sawmill
Ancestry of “лесопильня”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | лес | forest, woods; lumber, timber; леса́ scaffolding,... |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | лѣсъ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | lěsъ | forest, woods |