Where does “lȉs” come from?

lȉs (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Old Church Slavonic лѣсъ, from Proto-Slavic lěsъ — forest, woods.

lȉs (Serbo-Croatian): coffin; lumber, wood, forest

Definitions

  1. coffin; lumber, wood, forest

Ancestry of “lȉs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicлѣсъforest; woods
2Proto-Slaviclěsъforest, woods
Every word from Proto-Slavic lěsъ →Every word from Old Church Slavonic лѣсъ →