Where does “пуусэ” come from?

пуусэ (Northern Yukaghir) comes from Russian пуще, from Russian пусто́й, from Old East Slavic поустъ, from Proto-Slavic pȗstъ — desolate; empty.

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Ancestry of “пуусэ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпущеmore than, worse than; dative/prepositional...
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 →