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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлесforest, woods; lumber, timber; леса́ scaffolding,...
2Old East Slavicлѣсъ—
3Proto-Slaviclěsъforest, woods
Every word from Proto-Slavic lěsъ →