Where does “Puszta” come from?

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

Puszta (German): pusta

Definitions

  1. pusta

Ancestry of “Puszta”, step by step

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