Where does “лесоповал” come from?

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

лесоповал (Russian): tree felling

Definitions

  1. tree felling

Ancestry of “лесоповал”, step by step

лесоповал 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 пова́л

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпова́л—

Words derived from “лесоповал”

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