Where does “природоохранный” come from?

природоохранный (Russian) comes from Russian охра́на, from Polish ochrona, from Proto-Slavic *o(b)xorna.

природоохранный (Russian): conservation, nature protection

Definitions

  1. conservation, nature protection

Ancestry of “природоохранный”, step by step

природоохранный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian охра́на

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianохра́наguard
2Polishochronaprotection
3Proto-Slavic*o(b)xorna

via Russian приро́да

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianприро́даnature
Every word from Proto-Slavic *o(b)xornaEvery word from Polish ochronaEvery word from Russian охра́на