Where does “pusztán” come from?

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

pusztán (Hungarian): merely, solely, purely

Definitions

  1. merely, solely, purely

Ancestry of “pusztán”, step by step

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