Where does “лесостепной” come from?

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

лесостепной (Russian): forest-steppe

Definitions

  1. forest-steppe

Ancestry of “лесостепной”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлесостепьforest-steppe
2Russianлесforest, woods; lumber, timber; леса́ scaffolding,...
3Old East Slavicлѣсъforest
4Proto-Slaviclěsъforest, woods
Every word from Proto-Slavic lěsъ →Every word from Old East Slavic лѣсъ →Every word from Russian лес →