Where does “puszta” come from?

puszta (English) comes from English pusta, from Hungarian puszta, from Proto-Slavic pȗstъ — desolate; empty.

puszta (English): Alternative spelling of pusta

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of pusta

Ancestry of “puszta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpustaA type of Hungarian steppe
2Hungarianpusztabare; plain; Pannonian Steppe
3Proto-Slavicpȗstъdesolate; empty
Every word from Proto-Slavic pȗstъ →Every word from Hungarian puszta →Every word from English pusta →