Where does “пустињаштво” come from?

пустињаштво (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian пу̑ст, from Proto-Slavic pȗstъ — desolate; empty.

пустињаштво (Serbo-Croatian): anchoretism, reclusiveness

Definitions

  1. anchoretism, reclusiveness

Ancestry of “пустињаштво”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпу̑стempty, deserted, abandoned
2Proto-Slavicpȗstъdesolate; empty
Every word from Proto-Slavic pȗstъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian пу̑ст →