Where does “пусто” come from?

пусто (Russian) comes from Russian пусто́й, from Old East Slavic поустъ, from Proto-Slavic pȗstъ — desolate; empty.

пусто (Russian): in an empty manner, emptily

Definitions

  1. in an empty manner, emptily

Ancestry of “пусто”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпусто́йfutile
2Old East Slavicпоустъ—
3Proto-Slavicpȗstъdesolate; empty
Every word from Proto-Slavic pȗstъ →Every word from Old East Slavic поустъ →Every word from Russian пусто́й →