Where does “pusta” come from?

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

pusta (Italian): plain

Definitions

  1. plain

Ancestry of “pusta”, 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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