Where does “pusta” come from?

pusta (Swedish) comes from Hungarian puszta, from Proto-Slavic pȗstъ — desolate; empty.

pusta (Swedish): to pant, to puff (as after exertion)

Definitions

  1. to pant, to puff (as after exertion)

Ancestry of “pusta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianpusztabare; plain; Pannonian Steppe
2Proto-Slavicpȗstъdesolate; empty

Words derived from “pusta”

Every word from Proto-Slavic pȗstъ →Every word from Hungarian puszta →