Etymology

Lesnik

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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Slovene lešnik ← Czech Lesník ← Polish leśnik
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  1. Polish · derived fromleśnik“forester”
  2. Czech · borrowed fromLesník
  3. Slovene · derived fromlešnik
  4. English todayLesnik

From a Slavic language, e.g. from Slovene lešnik, Czech Lesník, or Polish leśnik (“forester”). Compare Lessing.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.