Where does “лесоруб” come from?

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

лесоруб (Russian): lumberman, lumberjack, logger, woodcutter

Definitions

  1. lumberman, lumberjack, logger, woodcutter

Ancestry of “лесоруб”, step by step

лесоруб 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 руби́ть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianруби́тьto cut, hack, axe; to chop
Every word from Proto-Slavic lěsъ →Every word from Old East Slavic лѣсъ →Every word from Russian лес →