Where does “пу́ща” come from?

пу́ща (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic пуща, from Proto-Slavic pušča — desolate place.

пу́ща (Russian): thick forest

Definitions

  1. thick forest

Ancestry of “пу́ща”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicпущаdesolate place
2Proto-Slavicpuščadesolate place
Every word from Proto-Slavic pušča →Every word from Old East Slavic пуща →
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