Deserts on the fringe?

From: tgpedersen
Message: 47692
Date: 2007-03-05

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cybalist/message/33467
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cybalist/message/33527
What's the deal with Slavic pustynia "desert"?
Why does it have the same rare suffix?

Torsten