Where does “siemenpuusto” come from?

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

siemenpuusto (Finnish): seed trees trees used as seeds for natural regeneration

Definitions

  1. seed trees trees used as seeds for natural regeneration

Ancestry of “siemenpuusto”, step by step

siemenpuusto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puusto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpuustoThe trees of an area collectively; the forest...
2Russianпусто́йfutile
3Old East Slavicпоустъ—
4Proto-Slavicpȗstъdesolate; empty

via Finnish siemen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiemenseed; semen; precursor
2Proto-Finnicseemenseed
3Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₁mn̥seed
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
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