Where does “sekapuusto” come from?

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

sekapuusto (Finnish): mixed (forest) stand

Definitions

  1. mixed (forest) stand

Ancestry of “sekapuusto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpuustoThe trees of an area collectively; the forest...
2Russianпусто́йfutile
3Old East Slavicпоустъ—
4Proto-Slavicpȗstъdesolate; empty
Every word from Proto-Slavic pȗstъ →Every word from Old East Slavic поустъ →Every word from Russian пусто́й →