Where does “lješnjak” come from?

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

lješnjak (Serbo-Croatian): hazelnut

Definitions

  1. hazelnut

Ancestry of “lješnjak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianlijéskahazel 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 lijéska →