Where does “pust” come from?

pust (Czech) comes from Old Czech póst, from Proto-Slavic postъ, from Old High German fasta — fast.

pust (Czech): genitive plural of pusta

Definitions

  1. genitive plural of pusta

Ancestry of “pust”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechpóstfast
2Proto-Slavicpostъfast period of restricted eating
3Old High Germanfastafast
Every word from Old High German fasta →Every word from Proto-Slavic postъ →Every word from Old Czech póst →
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