Where does “pustinja” come from?

pustinja (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic pustyni, from Proto-Slavic pȗstъ — desolate; empty.

pustinja (Slovene): desert

Definitions

  1. desert

Ancestry of “pustinja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpustynidesert, wilderness, wasteland
2Proto-Slavicpȗstъdesolate; empty
Every word from Proto-Slavic pȗstъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic pustyni →