Where does “pustkowie” come from?

pustkowie (Polish) comes from Polish pustka, from Polish -ka, from Old Polish -ka, from Proto-Slavic -ъka, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

pustkowie (Polish): wasteland, desolation

Definitions

  1. wasteland, desolation

Ancestry of “pustkowie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpustkavoid; emptiness
2Polish-kafeminine noun suffix; diminutive noun suffix;...
3Old Polish-kafeminine noun suffix
4Proto-Slavic-ъkaDenominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,...
5Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Polish -ka →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ъka →