Where does “запустить” come from?

запустить (Russian) comes from Russian пусти́ть, from Proto-Slavic pustìti — to let go.

запустить (Russian): to launch (a missile, rocket, a probe, etc.)

Definitions

  1. to launch (a missile, rocket, a probe, etc.)

Ancestry of “запустить”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпусти́тьto let (go), to allow, to permit, to release
2Proto-Slavicpustìtito let go
Every word from Proto-Slavic pustìti →Every word from Russian пусти́ть →