Where does “попусти́ть” come from?

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

попусти́ть (Russian): to connive, overlook

Definitions

  1. to connive, overlook

Ancestry of “попусти́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпусти́тьto let (go), to allow, to permit, to release
2Proto-Slavicpustìtito let go

Words derived from “попусти́ть”

Every word from Proto-Slavic pustìti →Every word from Russian пусти́ть →
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