Where does “пуще” come from?
пуще (Russian) comes from Russian пусто́й, from Old East Slavic поустъ, from Proto-Slavic pȗstъ — desolate; empty.
пуще (Russian): more than, worse than; dative/prepositional...
Definitions
- more than, worse than; dative/prepositional...
Ancestry of “пуще”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | пусто́й | futile |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | поустъ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | pȗstъ | desolate; empty |