Where does “пустоватый” come from?

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

пустоватый (Russian): somewhat empty, emptyish attenuative of

Definitions

  1. somewhat empty, emptyish attenuative of

Ancestry of “пустоватый”, 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 →
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