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Where does “pustynia” come from?

pustynia (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic pustyni, from Proto-Slavic pȗstъ — desolate; empty.

pustynia (Polish): desert

Definitions

  1. desert

Ancestry of “pustynia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpustynidesert, wilderness, wasteland
2Proto-Slavicpȗstъdesolate; empty
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