Where does “пусть” come from?

пусть (Russian) comes from Russian пуска́ть, from Old East Slavic пускати.

пусть (Russian): let + subject + conjugated verb

Definitions

  1. let + subject + conjugated verb

Ancestry of “пусть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпуска́тьto let go, to relinquish
2Old East Slavicпускати—
Every word from Old East Slavic пускати →Every word from Russian пуска́ть →