Where does “пустота” come from?

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

пустота (Russian): emptiness, void

Definitions

  1. emptiness, void

Ancestry of “пустота”, step by step

пустота traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian пусто́й

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпусто́йfutile
2Old East Slavicпоустъ—
3Proto-Slavicpȗstъdesolate; empty

via Old Church Slavonic поустота

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicпоустотаemptiness, void
2Old Church Slavonicпоустъempty, desert, desolate

via Ukrainian пусти́й

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianпусти́йempty
Every word from Proto-Slavic pȗstъ →Every word from Old East Slavic поустъ →Every word from Russian пусто́й →