Where does “pusta” come from?

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

pusta (Finnish): pusta

Definitions

  1. pusta

Ancestry of “pusta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianpusztabare; plain; Pannonian Steppe
2Proto-Slavicpȗstъdesolate; empty
Every word from Proto-Slavic pȗstъ →Every word from Hungarian puszta →