Where does “puusto” come from?

puusto (Finnish) comes from Russian пусто́й, from Old East Slavic поустъ, from Proto-Slavic pȗstъ — desolate; empty.

puusto (Finnish): The trees of an area collectively; the forest...

Definitions

  1. The trees of an area collectively; the forest...

Ancestry of “puusto”, step by step

puusto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian пусто́й

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпусто́йfutile
2Old East Slavicпоустъ—
3Proto-Slavicpȗstъdesolate; empty

via Finnish puu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuutree; wood
2Proto-Finnicpuutree
3Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood

Words derived from “puusto”

Every word from Proto-Slavic pȗstъ →Every word from Old East Slavic поустъ →Every word from Russian пусто́й →