Where does “лесостепь” come from?

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

лесостепь (Russian): forest-steppe

Definitions

  1. forest-steppe

Ancestry of “лесостепь”, step by step

лесостепь 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 степь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianстепьsteppe, veldt

Words derived from “лесостепь”

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