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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

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