Where does “puś” come from?

puś (Vilamovian) comes from Polish puszcza, from Proto-Slavic pušča — desolate place.

puś (Vilamovian): forest

Definitions

  1. forest

Ancestry of “puś”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpuszczaprimeval forest; wilderness, wasteland;...
2Proto-Slavicpuščadesolate place
Every word from Proto-Slavic pušča →Every word from Polish puszcza →
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