Where does “puszcza” come from?

puszcza (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic pušča — desolate place.

puszcza (Polish): primeval forest; wilderness, wasteland;...

Definitions

  1. primeval forest; wilderness, wasteland;...

Ancestry of “puszcza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpuščadesolate place

Words derived from “puszcza

Every word from Proto-Slavic pušča