Where does “pustinjak” come from?

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

pustinjak (Serbo-Croatian): hermit

Definitions

  1. hermit

Ancestry of “pustinjak”, step by step

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