Where does “лесопитомник” come from?

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

лесопитомник (Russian): forest-tree nursery; nursery garden; arboretum

Definitions

  1. forest-tree nursery; nursery garden; arboretum

Ancestry of “лесопитомник”, step by step

лесопитомник 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 пито́мник

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпито́мникbreeding-ground, nursery, a place where animals or plants are bred
Every word from Proto-Slavic lěsъ →Every word from Old East Slavic лѣсъ →Every word from Russian лес →