Where does “пустовать” come from?
пустовать (Russian) comes from Russian пусто́й, from Old East Slavic поустъ, from Proto-Slavic pȗstъ — desolate; empty.
пустовать (Russian): to be/stand empty, to be tenantless, to be...
Definitions
- to be/stand empty, to be tenantless, to be...
Ancestry of “пустовать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | пусто́й | futile |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | поустъ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | pȗstъ | desolate; empty |