Where does “лесополоса” come from?

лесополоса (Russian) comes from Russian полоса́, from Proto-Slavic polsa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic palśā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European polḱéh₂ — arable land.

лесополоса (Russian): woodland belt

Definitions

  1. woodland belt

Ancestry of “лесополоса”, step by step

лесополоса traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian полоса́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianполоса́stripe
2Proto-Slavicpolsastrip
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpalśā́ˀ—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpolḱéh₂arable land

via Russian лес

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлесforest, woods; lumber, timber; леса́ scaffolding,...
2Old East Slavicлѣсъforest
3Proto-Slaviclěsъforest, woods
Every word from Proto-Indo-European polḱéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic palśā́ˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic polsa →