Where does “љешњак” come from?

љешњак (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian лије́ска, from Proto-Slavic lěska, from Proto-Slavic *lě̄skà — hazel.

љешњак (Serbo-Croatian): hazelnut

Definitions

  1. hazelnut

Ancestry of “љешњак”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianлије́скаhazel tree or bush, filbert
2Proto-Slaviclěskahazel
3Proto-Slavic*lě̄skàhazel
Every word from Proto-Slavic *lě̄skà →Every word from Proto-Slavic lěska →Every word from Serbo-Croatian лије́ска →