Where does “лещина” come from?

лещина (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic lěska, from Proto-Slavic *lě̄skà — hazel.

лещина (Russian): hazel tree

Definitions

  1. hazel tree

Ancestry of “лещина”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclěskahazel
2Proto-Slavic*lě̄skàhazel
Every word from Proto-Slavic *lě̄skà →Every word from Proto-Slavic lěska →